Bachelor’s Shanty lyrics

[Porter]
Oh, did ya hear
Tell about the bachelor

[Townspeople]
The bachelor? (the bachelor?)

[Porter]
Washin' up on shore

[Townspeople]
No!

[Porter]
What did he see
But a she from the sea
Now the bachelor lives no more!

[Townspeople]
Up from the sea, the siren came
Naked as night and a-singin' his name
Pity the lad, she's made her claim
The deep sea's got him now

[Porter]
And what about the sailor?
[Townspeople]
The sailor? (the sailor?)

[Porter]
Gazin' from the mast

[Townspeople]
No!

[Porter]
There in the swirl
Was a pearl of a girl
And the sailor looked his last!

[Townspeople]
Up from the sea, the siren came
Naked as night and a-singin' his name
Pity the lad, she's made her claim
The deep sea's got him now

[Porter]
Sh, sh, sh, sh
How's about the dock boy?

[Townspeople]
The dock boy? (the dock boy?)
[Porter]
Pickin' through his net

[Townspeople]
No!

[Porter]
What did he fetch
But the wretch caught a catch
Now he's cooked as bucks can get!

[Townspeople]
Up from the sea, the siren came
Naked as night and a-singin' his name
Pity the lad, she's made her claim
The deep sea's got him now

Tell us of the madman!

[Porter]
The madman!

[Townspeople]
The madman!

[Porter]
The one who would be wed
[Townspeople]
Yeah!

[Porter]
He was a pal
To the [?], met a gal
He was mad, but now he's dead!

[Townspeople]
Up from the sea, the siren came
Naked as night and a-singin' his name
Pity the lad, she's made her claim
The deep sea's got him now
The deep sea's got him now
The deep sea's got him now