Funny Little Sailor Man.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. June 2001.

[Besac] I hates the sight of ev'rything
what calls herself a female,

for hell is what they always bring
to ev'ry happy free male.

[Men] No good can come of pettin' 'em,
and lettin' 'em come near you.

[Besac] Oh, I hates a sex
what makes poor wrecks,
[Men] Out of any sailor crew!

[Besac] They find an unsuspecting man,
and treat him kind and tender,

they scheme and plot,
connive and plan,
and force him to surrender.

[Men] They take his grog and bacon,
and feed him on milk and tarts!

[Besac] Oh, I hates the sex,
with their swanwhite necks,
and their coalblack hearts!

[Girls] How can you speak that way?
Such dreadful things to say!

You should not be afraid of us,
you know that women pay.

What could we ever do
to harm that mighty crew?

When ev'ry single maid of us,
is scared to death of you.

[Clotilde] There is no need,
to hide away in corners,

like sheepish and gigantic
young Jack Horners.

[Besac] Oh, I hates the sex,
to be on their decks,

hangin' 'round our necks,
just to hound and vex.

[Clotilde] If our lips once touch,
[Girls] You will find it won't hurt much.

[Clotilde] Oh! What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of,
[Girls] Funny little sailor boy?

[Clotilde] Oh! What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of,
What is making you so coy?

[Girls] You say that we pursue you,
we only lag behind,
we would never dare.

[Men] Hey, get over there!
[Girls] How can you be so unkind?

[Clotilde] We're really very harmless,
is a sailor armless
when he has a girl to hug?

[Men] Please run away and leave us,
you cannot deceive us,
with a lot of humbug.

Now smile and show your dimples,
and all those teeth of pearl.

[All] For a sailor's eyes
can win sweet sighs
from his adoring girl.

[Clotilde] Oh! What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of,
[Girls] Funny little sailor boy?

[Clotilde] Oh! What are you afraid of?
What are you afraid of,
What is making you so coy?

[Girls] You say that we pursue you,
we only lag behind,
we would never dare.

[Men] Hey, get over there!
[Girls] How can you be so unkind?

[Clotilde] We're really very harmless,
is a sailor armless
when he has a girl to hug?

[Men] Please run away and leave us,
you cannot deceive us,
with a lot of humbug.

Now smile and show your dimples,
and all those teeth of pearl.

[All] For a sailor's eyes
can win sweet sighs
from his adoring girl.

[They dance]

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The New Moon 1928 Funny Little Sailor Man seq Dr. P-P 12 Jun 01

The New Moon 1928 Funny Little Sailor Man seq Dr. P-P 12 Jun 01
The New Moon 1928 Funny Little Sailor Man
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Copyright 1928 by Harms Inc.
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 12 Jun 2001
in association with Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones