Got a whale of a tale
to tell you lads
A whale of a tale or two
About the flapping fish and the girls I love
On nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tat too,
I swear by my tattoo
There was
Mer maid
Min nie
Met her down in
Madagascar
She would kiss me
Any time that I would ask her
Then one evening
Her flame of love blew out
Well, blow me down and pick me up
She swapped me for a trout
Oh, blow me down and pick me up
She swapped me for a trout
Got a whale of a tale to tell you lads,
A whale of a tale or two,
About the flapping fish and
the girls I've loved,
On nights like this with the moon above,
A whale of a tale and it's all true,
I swear by my tattoo,
I swear by my tattoo.
There was
Typhoon
Tessie,
Met her on the coast of
Java,
Well, when we kissed,
I bubbled up like molten lava
Then she gave me the scare
of my young life
Well, blow me down and pick me up
She was the captain's wife
Oh, blow me down and pick me up
She was the captain's wife
Got a whale of a tale to tell you lads
A whale of a tale or two
About the flapping fish and the girls I love
Nights like this with the moon above
A whale of a tale and it's all true
I swear by my tattoo
Got a whale of a tale, got a whale of a tale
Got a whale of a tale,