Jack comes in, it's then he'll steer To some old boarding house They'll welcome him with run and gin, And feed him on pork scouse He'll lend and spend and not offend Till he's lying drunk on the ground But when
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Jackie then ahh then he'll sail Bound out for Newfoundland All the ladies fair in Placentia there They love that sailor man. He'll go to shore out on a tear He'll buy some girl a gown. But when
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When Jack gets old and weatherbeat, Too old to roam about, They'll let him stop in some rum shop Till eight bells calls him out. Then he'll raise his eyes up to the skies, Sayin' ``Boys, we're homeward bound.'' But when