UNCLE SAM

When there’ s rain and shine together,

Chorus. Yo heave ho!

Uncle Sam is in the weather:

Chorus. Yo heave ho!

When the sun shines through a fog,

Yo heave ho!

Uncle Samuel drinks his grog:

Yo heave ho!

When the blue sky shows in pieces,

Yo heave ho!

Those are Uncle Samuel’ s breeches:

Yo heave ho!

When a cloud is low and flat,

Yo heave ho!

That is Uncle Samuel’ s hat:

Yo heave ho!

When the wind is loud and bad,

Yo heave ho!

Then Old Sam is getting mad:

Yo heave ho!

When the wind begins to bellow,

Yo heave ho!

Uncle Sam is in the cellar:

Yo heave ho!

When the sky is clean and red,

Yo heave ho!

Uncle Sam is gone to bed:

Yo heave ho!

When you hear the wind a-roaring,

Yo heave ho!

That is Uncle Sam a-snoring:

Yo heave ho!

When you see the lightning spooning,

Yo heave ho!

Then old Uncle Sam’ s harpooning:

Yo heave ho!

When you hear the wind a-barking,

Yo heave ho!

Uncle Sam has gone a-sharking:

Yo heave ho!

When you see a santo-corpus,

Yo heave ho!

Uncle Sam is arter a porpus:

Yo heave ho!

When the water gabbles too much,

Yo heave ho!

Uncle Sam is talking Dutch:

Yo heave ho!

When the sea hawk’ s scream is heard,

Yo heave ho!

He wants to know if there’ s Dutch on board:

Yo heave ho!

When the wind’ s before the rain,

Yo heave ho!

Soon you can make sail again:

Yo heave ho!

“Belay that song I say —’ tis gettin’ weary:”

Cried out a voice, “Let’ s change to Mother Carey!”