Whale of a Tale

One, two, three, four I got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two About the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagascar She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her Then one evening her flame of love blew out Well blow me down and pick me up! She swapped me for a trout Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two About the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo There was Typhoon Tessie, I met her off the coast of Java When she kissed me I bubbled up like molten lava Then she gave me the scare of my young life Well blow me down and pick me up! She was the captain's wife Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two About the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo Whistling There was Hurricane Hannah, with a look that spelled out danger She made me quiver, when she whispered "I'm yours stranger" I bought her trinkets that sailors can't afford And when I spent my last red cent She tossed me overboard! Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads A whale of a tale or two About the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved On nights like this with the moon above A whale of a tale and it's all true I swear by my tattoo