Reuben Ranzo
1. Oh, poor old Reuben Ranzo, Ran zo boys, Ran zo! Oh,
Ranzo was no sailor, Ran zo, boys, Ran zo!
2 But he was a Boston tailor.
He went on a visit to New Bedford.
3 He was shanghaied on a whaler.
He could not do his duty.
4 So they put him to holystoning.
They took him to the gangway,
5 They tied him on the grating,
And they gave him five and forty.
6 The captain's youngest daughter
Begged her father for mercy.
7 The captain loved his daughter,
And he heeded her cries for mercy.
8 He put Ranzo in the cabin,
And taught him navigation.
9 Ranzo married his daughter,
And now he's skipper of a whaler,
10 And he's got a little Ranzo! TWICE .
Ranzo was no sailor, Ran zo, boys, Ran zo!
2 But he was a Boston tailor.
He went on a visit to New Bedford.
3 He was shanghaied on a whaler.
He could not do his duty.
4 So they put him to holystoning.
They took him to the gangway,
5 They tied him on the grating,
And they gave him five and forty.
6 The captain's youngest daughter
Begged her father for mercy.
7 The captain loved his daughter,
And he heeded her cries for mercy.
8 He put Ranzo in the cabin,
And taught him navigation.
9 Ranzo married his daughter,
And now he's skipper of a whaler,
10 And he's got a little Ranzo! TWICE .
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