Sailboat Malarkey

Recorded by A.L. Lloyd, who says “the tune and most of the words come from the Bahamas, from the singer Frederick McQueen. In the Bahamas it's mostly used for boat-launching, but it serves equally well for capstan work. ‘Malarkey’ here is a mispronounciation of ‘Malachi’.”

The Sailboat Malarkey

Tell me, what is this sailboat’s name?
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
Tell me now what is this good boat’s name?
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
 
Who is the man that built this fine boat?
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
Richardson, Richardson built this fine boat
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
 
And now me boys, we are bound out to sea
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
Windward Caroline come down to me
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
 
She’s lovely aloft and she’s lovely below
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
but best on her back as you very well know
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
 
Away away in St George’s town
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
the rats come batting the houses down
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
 
I’d give the world, and all that I know
In the sailboat Malarkey
To turn and roll with my Lucy-oh
In the sailboat Malarkey
 
So pick her up boys and lay her down
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
And hang on tight as she bounces around
It’s the sailboat Malarkey

Tell me, what is this sailboat’s name?
It’s the sailboat Malarkey
Tell me now what is this good boat’s name?
It’s the sailboat Malarkey