A Sailor's Christmas

Sail on the horizons, got a landfall rendezvous

The captain steers a well-known course, he steers a-straight and true

As he trims the sheets, he sings a song he learned on boats and bars

The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor 'neath the stars

He's traveled through the doldrums, typhoons and hurricanes

He's logged a million soggy miles with water on his brain

But Christmas is the season better suited for dry land

He'll tell some lies, meet some spies and dance barefoot in the sand

A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor on the hook

Callee, callay, no work today, let's shell the ol' log book

The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun

A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor having fun

There's a party down at Le Selecte, all music, rum and cheers

Faces in the shadows, God, I haven't seen for years

The mast and shroud are filled with lights 'neath the waning of the moon

There's an air of celebration in the realm of King Neptune

A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor on the hook

Callee, callay, no work today, let's shell the ol' log book

The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun

A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor having fun

Jesus was a fisherman who walked upon the sea

The North Pole is the ocean's remote frozen balcony

The continents keep drifting but the children sing and play

'Cause nothing really matters, after all, it's Christmas day

The sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor on the hook

Callee, callay, no work today, he read it in a book

The waterfront is reveling, the season has begun

A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor having fun

A sailor spends his Christmas in a harbor having fun

Havin' fun

Havin' fun

Havin' fun

Havin' fun