Whoa Sailor
Hank Thompson
Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love - Best Of.
Whoa Sailor_5 - Hank Thompson
I'll tell you about my night on shore
If you will lend an ear
I stepped into a cabaret to get myself a beer
A pretty girl sat all alone and needed company
But when I got close
This girl a rose this is what she said to me
Now she said whoa sailor be careful what you do
In your eye there's a gleam
And to me it seems your just like all the rest
With a wolfish eye and a line
That's sly then a salior's at his best
Now look here babe you've got me wrong
I'm not that kinda guy
I just got back from across the seas
Where there are no gals arie
Now let me talk to you a while
I'm sure you'll see my way
But when I went to spout she turned about this is
What she had to say
Now she said whoa sailor
I've heard that line before
You'll look into my eyes and tell me lies
And tales of the seven seas
But a sailor's full of that kinda bull so don't hand it to me
Oh pretty girl you've let me down
You've broken my poor heart
And oh how it hurt
When you had to spurt that last sad remark
I said I think I'll have a drink
And I broke out six month's pay
With a wide open eyes she breathed a sigh
This time she had to say
Now she said whoa sailor
I think you've won my heart
Well she was right neat and she sure was sweet
But I knew she was that sort
She's not all to blame
Cause it's a sailor's aim to have a girl in every port