| I left Cape Breton on the coal boat for St. John’s, Newfoundland
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| And I met a little girl named Sally
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| And I took her by the little white hand
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| She shook her little head and said «No way Fred»
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| I won’t go along with your plan
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| You been working on the coal boat b’y
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| And you’re nutin' but a dirty old man
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| You been working on the coal boat b’y
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| And you’re nutin' but a dirty old man
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| Spoken
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| Well I had to think of somethin' real fast ya know
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| Yeah well I’m gonna quit the dirty coal boat
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| I wanna live in Newfoundland
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| I’ll buy a suit and get married
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| Put a ring upon your little white hand
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| She nodded her head and said «Okay Fred»
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| Sally went along with the plan
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| But I’m still working on the coal boat b’y
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| and I’m nutin' but a dirty old man
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| I’m still working on the coal boat b’y
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| and I’m nutin' but a dirty old man
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| It was sometime later on the coal boat
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| I got a little letter from home
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| Sally said Freddy was a good boy
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| But the little beggar wanted to roam
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| She said it’s too bad ya got him for a dad
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| And I hope that ya feel real grand
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| He’s gone working on the coal boat b’y
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| To be just like his dirty old man
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| He’s gone workin on the coal boat b’y
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| To be just like his dirty old man
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| Well I left Cape Breton on the coal boat for St. John’s, Newfoundland
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| And good old Sally was a waitin' and I took he by the little white hand
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| She shook her little head and said no way Fred
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| I won’t go along wit your plan
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| You ain’t gonna quit the coal boat b’y
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| Cause I loves ya, you dirty old man
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| You ain’t gonna quit the coal boat b’y
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| Cause I loves ya, you dirty old man
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| So come on all young fellers on the coal boat
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| I hope your gonna understand
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| If you got a perty little girlfriend
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| And ya take her by the little white hand
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| If she turns her back and says «No way Jack»
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| I won’t go along wit your plan
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| Just keep workin' on the coal boat b’y
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| If ya wants to be a dirty old man
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| Just keep on working on the coal boat b’y
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| And you’ll be nutin' but a dirty old man |