The Dead Horse
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com - The horse, is money owed on land to creditors - When the money had been earned all aboard could say the horse was dead - He was debt free and could begin earning a pay in hand - Sometimes sailors made a fake horse to hoist up the mast
They say old man your horse will die
And they say so and they hope so
Oh poor old man your horse will die
Oh Poor old man
For many days I've ridden him
And they say so and they hope so
And when he dies I'll tan his skin
Oh poor old man
And if he lives I'll ride him again
And they say so and they hope so
I'll ride him with a tighter rein
Oh poor old horse
It's up aloft the horse must go
They say so and they hope
We'll hoist him up and bury him low
Oh poor old horse
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