Weird Beard lyrics

Song information

Artist: Ray Charles
Album: Ray Charles Sextet

Lyrics

The night was dark
The seas were rough
The port lay straight ahead
The booze ran out
The men grew tired and this is what they said
"Captain if you cannot find a place to set her down"
"Then you will be sleeping right along with this vessel in the ground!"

Well the jolly roger pulled through and made it to the land
We disembaked, went into town with vengence in our hand
The children cried
The women sighed
The men just turned their heads
With a smiled we chated loud and this is what we said
"Wohohoho raise them in the air
Knock you up and slap you down
And never seem to care
Wohohoho another one for me
Cause we're the filthy vermin
That will set you people free
Cause we're the filthy vermin
That will set you people free."

With nothing left for us to drink
The night was winding down
But still the girls were swaggering
And still hanging around
"Oh mister can you tell me
Where I can find a man
"The only thing that you will find miss
Is the back side of me hand!"

"Wohohoho raise them in the air!
Knock you up and slap you down
And never seem to care!
Wohohoho another one for me
Cause we're the filthy vermin
That will set you people free
Cause we're the filthy vermin
That will set you people free
Wohohoho raise them in the air
Knock you up and slap you down
And never seem to care
Wohohoho another one for me
Cause we're the filthy vermin
That will set you people free
Cause we're the filthy vermin
That will set you people free!"