Reuben Ranzo
Oh poor old Reuben Ranzo!
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
Oh poor old Reuben Ranzo!
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Now Ranzo was no sailor
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
He was a New York tailor.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
No Ranzo was no sailor
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
But he shipped on board of a whaler.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
He could not do his duty
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
So they gave him lashes twenty.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
They gave him lashes thirty
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
Because he was so dirty.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
The captain's daughter Suzy,
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
She begged her pa for mercy.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
She gave him wine and water
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
And a little more than she oughta!
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
She taught him navigation.
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
She raised him from his station.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Now Ranzo is no sailor,
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
He's the captain of a whaler.
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
And wherever those whalefish blow,
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
He's the meanest bastard on the go!
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
Hurrah for Reuban Ranzo!
Ranzo, boys, Ranzo
Hurrah for Reuban Ranzo!
Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!
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