The R Word And Other Tales Of The Tall Ships
    They are talking ‘bout that R word
    On the news most every night
    But I won’t use that R word
    I don’t want to start a fight

    I don’t have time for TV
    Don’t care much what they say
    Life is full of hardship
    Don’t need no R word thrown my way

    This ship I’m on hauls cargo
    Sailing ‘cross the open sea
    I’m called a merchant seaman
    Don’t use no R word around me

    The R word it was used a lot
    In the days of tall ships high
    To give a name to those brave souls
    Who dropped the sails from the sky

    They knew the terms for all the knots
    Had a name for every line
    Kept them curled neat on deck
    Saved them lots of working time

    You won’t hear that R word
    Live At 5 unless they slip
    But now those days are long since past
    There are no riggers on new ships