Sea Shanty lyrics


Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics to the Jolly Rock Light House Sea Shanty?
Thanks.

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Oh the winds they do blow
And the seas they do roar
When you're stuck on a lighthouse
Ten miles from the shore
But you've heard of the Jollyrock
Of that I am sure
Go there and your loved ones
Will see you no more

Oh, don't go to the Jollyrock
Whatever you do
I wouldn't go near it
If I was you

So away from the Jollyrock
I advise you to race
It's utterly appauling
And not at all nice
For nasty things happen there
It's such a disgrace
'Cause people get killed there
All over the place

Oh, don't go to the Jollyrock
Whatever you do
I wouldn't go near it
If I was you

Oh, the next verse is censored because it's too horrible even to talk about!

Oh, Well blood will run cold
And your heart fill with dread
For the Jollyrock is plagued
With the souls of the dead
If you stay there one night
You'll go clean off your head
And no time at all
You will probably catch mumps

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Has anyone else found themselves standing in an elevator (or insert a location of your choice) and singing/humming the Jollyrock Lighthouse shanty? I've caught myself doing it a few times - at one point another person sang along!

Mazzanda - good to see you, by the way!

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Was that the episode where they were trapped in the light house? Very funny. I still recall it 30 years later.

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Lighthouse Keeping Loonies from 1975. You can find it on the Network DVD 'The Goodies At Last'. On the audio commentary track even Bill says "I haven't seen this one since it went out!" And there are cameos from Goodie regulars Corbet Woodall and Patrick Moore, and a brief shot of a very cute brunette in the nude - that's the kind of thing pause buttons were invented for!

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