Текст песни It's Hard to Be a Shantyman (On Christmas) - The Longest Johns

It's Christmas time
There's silence on the sea
It's Christmas time
The bag's frozen in my tea

All I want is something else to do
Than get lashed with me crew
It's hard to be a shantyman on Christmas

I should have known
My letters were in vain
'Cos Santa's sleigh
Won't brave this shipping lane

Frozen ropes are all I have to hold
But nothing feels so cold
As being a shantyman on Christmas

I have the deck but there's no halls
No carols like a sirens call
No deer inside but rain it pours in droves

All year it's haul and pull and hoist
I'm losing hope I've lost my voice
I sure could use some Christmas cheer back home

But alas It's Christmas time (oh-oh-oh-oh)
I fear just like the last (ooh-ooh)
Put up my lights (ah-ah-ah-ah)
And tinsel round the mast

Grin and try to find some Yuletide cheer
But I can't find it here
It's hard to be a shantyman on Christmas

Woe is me the shantyman on Christmas
So think about the shantyman this Christmas