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Many thanks for your patience and help...
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a sargent major me
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
LEFT-RIGHT, LEFT-RIGHT swing those bloody arms!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a blackjack dealer me.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"Hit me here, hit me there, twenty-one or bust!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a tennis player me.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"Balls to you Sir, Balls to you, ma'am, may I serve you now?"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a lady doctor me.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"Strip to waist, take their pulse, show me where it hurts!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a fluttering flag me. (I said FLAG, lady!)
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"Blow me east, blow me west, I like lots of wind!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a lighthouse keeper me.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"A quick flash here, a quick flash there, see me turn around!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, an undertaker, me.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"Close their eyes, lay them out, shove them in a box!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a seamstress I would be.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"Half a yard, half a yard, snip it by the inch!"
If I were not upon the sea, something else I'd rather be.
If I were not upon the sea, a ballerina me.
Happy all day long, and this would be my song,
"First position, second position, show my arabesque!"
There are many other verses, including Chippendale's dancer, cha-cha
dancer (usually a guy in drag), a taxi driver
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Paul
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Subject: If I Were Not Upon the Sea
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:01:19 -0500
From: Gayle A Kortright <g...@csd.uwm.edu>
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Newsgroups: rec.travel.cruises
I remember someone (I think it was Ermalee) looking for the words to this.
Luckily, I found the disk I had saved it to. Here ya all are!
Gayle
Anybody remember the song "Let a smile be your umbrella"?
Wacka-doo Wacka-doo! He flashed our camcorder when he did this.
--
Crank
"I finally got it together, then forgot where I put it."
(ib4cruzn at nwinfo dot net)