Waifs - Papa lyrics

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Well my papa was a fisher man <br />

And he fished the deep blue sea<br />

He home made some fine black berry nip<br />

And he'd always pass a nip onto me<br />

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Well he smelled like black-tarred fishing nets<br />

Oh tiger belly growl<br />

He was my good pappa<br />

But he be bones now<br />

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Grand daddy was a sailor<br />

And he sailed from far across the sea<br />

Well he did talk some kind of funny<br />

But it never did bother me<br />

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When he spoke about his home land<br />

'twas with a sad and furrowed brow<br />

No more tears grandaddy<br />

You just be bones now<br />

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Well i look now at my father<br />

And his black hair's all gone grey <br />

And those strong arms that did carry me<br />

They're now withering away<br />

Lay down your burdens papa<br />

Won't you come sit with me at home<br />

We have got to spend some time together <br />

Before we just be bones