Banks of the Sacramento. This comes straight from the mouth of Stan Hugill, the great sea song collector, who was a chanteyman on square riggers himself. I collected this during a famous workshop at a Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival in the late 1980s.
Banks of the Sacramento
As I was walking down the strand,
Hoo dah, hoo dah.
I spied two bitches hand in hand.
Oh, hoo dah day.
Chorus:Blow, boys, blow, for Californi-o.
There's plenty of grass to wipe your ass
On the banks of the Sacramento.I chose the one with the curly locks;
Hoo dah, etc..
She's the bugger that gave me the pox.
Oh, etc..
So off to the doctor I did go
Prick and balls I had to show.
In come the doctor with a bloody big lance
Said, "Now, young sailor, I'll make ye dance."
In come the nurse with a mustard poultice
She jammed it on, but I took no notice.
Now I'm well and free from pain
If I meet that whore I'll fuck her again.
- Salty Dick
Salty Dick's Uncensored Sailor Songs
- Banks of the Sacramento Time: 1:37
- Asshole Rules the Navy Time: 1:38
- Chinatown Bumboat Time: 2:25
- Friggin' in the Riggin' Time: 2:43
- Priest and Nuns Time: 2:34
- North Atlantic Squadron Time: 1:58
- Johnny Come Down to Kilo Time: 1:44
- Charlotte the Harlot Time: 0:54
- The Whores of Sailortown Time: 2:38
- The Shaver Time: 1:38
- The Dockyard Church Time: 1:25
- The Crabfish Time: 1:20
- Amsterdam Time: 4:04
- A Matlow Told Me Time: 0:48
- Christopher Columbo Time: 2:36
- Serafina Time: 2:18
- The Red Flag Time: 1:49
- Bell-bottom Trousers Time: 3:05
- The Fireship Time: 3:18
- The Sailor's Dream Time: 1:15
- Fuck Them All Time: 2:24
