Sea Shanty: Captain's Stew

"Alright lads! Don't eat the soup... I think I saw a boot in it!"
One, two, three, GO!
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Old Barnacle Joe is the cook on our ship
With a grease-stained shirt and a hairy lip
He cooks with a pot that he found in the trash
And he calls it his "Famous Sailor’s Hash!"
The potatoes are grey and the meat is green
It’s the worst damn dinner that I’ve ever seen!
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Oh! Hold your belly and hold your nose!
What goes inside it, nobody knows!
Is it a rat? Or a piece of a shoe?
Lord save us all from the Captain’s Stew!
HEY!
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I took a bite and I broke a tooth
I’m telling you lads, I speak the truth!
Found a button, a coin, and a rusty nail
And a piece of the map meant to guide the sail.
The biscuits are hard as a cannonball
If you eat them today, you’ll be dead by the fall!
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Oh! Hold your belly and hold your nose!
What goes inside it, nobody knows!
Is it a rat? Or a piece of a shoe?
Lord save us all from the Captain’s Stew!
HEY!
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Stir the pot... (Clap)
Add the salt... (Clap)
It’s not my fault... (Clap)

Pepper and whiskey and gunpowder tea
Give it to him but don't give it to me!
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Oh! Hold your belly and hold your nose!
What goes inside it, nobody knows!
Is it a rat? Or a piece of a shoe?
Lord save us all from the Captain’s Stew!
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"I think I'm gonna be sick..."

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