NOAH'S ARK SHANTY

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In Frisco Bay there were three ships
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
In Frisco Bay there were three ships
    A long time ago
    
And one of them ships was Noah's old ark
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
Covered all o'er wi' hickory bark
    A long time ago

	It's a long, long time and a very long time
	A long time ago

He took two animals of every kind
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
The great big stag and his heathery hind
    A long time ago

The cat bit the rat with a howl and a yowl
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
The bull and the cow they started t' row
    A long time ago

	It's a long, long time and a very long time
	A long time ago

"Ah now," said Noah with a flick of his whip
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
"Come stop this row or tha'll scuttle the ship"
    A long time ago

But the bull struck his horn through the side of the ark
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
The little black dog he started t' bark
    A long time ago

	It's a long, long time and a very long time
	A long time ago

Noah took the dog, shoved its nose up the hole
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
Ever since then dogs' nose has been cold
    A long time ago

It's a long, long time and a very long time
    To me way, hey, hey-oh
A long, long time and a very long time
    A long time ago

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