Classic Poem

1. In Liverpool there liv'd a man Jack Jennings was his
name And in the days of square-rigged sail he played the shanghai
game. His wife's name was Caroline, sailors
knew from near and far; And when she played the shanghai game she
used his big stone jar. In the old Virginia lowlands,
lowlands low, In the old Virginia lowlands low!

2 There were drunkards in the corner and bummers at the bar,
And Caroline was supplying them with a big five-gallon jar.

3 Said old Jack to old Caroline, " I'll tell you what we'll do.
There's a ship lying down to McKinnon's Wharf; I think she wants a crew.
We'll go down around the corners to get some drunken tars.
We'll shanghai them away out of Liverpool Bay with a big five-gallon jar! "

4 So Jack and Cal they worked their game when the ships signed on their tars.
Skys'l Jack and Pete and Bowline Bill helped to judge old Cal's five-gallon jar.
Now we'll bid adieu to Cal and Jack and set our sails for ports afar.
Dear Shanghai Cal, we'll all come back, and sample Jack's five gallon jar.