Summary: How do I download this Mp3?Mp3: Ruben Ranzo Ruben Ranzo Ruben Ranzo, an inexperienced sailor is shanghaied aboard a whaling ship. The captain's daughter takes pity on him, teaches him navigation and the finer points of sailing, marries him and he becomes the finest sailor on the seas. It has been suggested that Ranzo is a corruption of the name Lorenzo. American whaling ships often recruited Portugese seamen in the Azores, and Ranzo may have been one of these. * The holy stone resembled a vacuum cleaner in shape, but weighed around twenty-five pounds. A round stone was at the end of a handle. Sand was put on the deck and sailors scrubbed to get the gunk out of the wood. Lyrics: Oh, poor old Ruben Ranzo, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, poor old Ruben Ranzo, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, Ranzo was no sailor, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo He was a New York tailor Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo He was a New York tailor Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Shanghaied aboard a whaler, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo They put him holy-stonin' * Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo And cared not for his groanin' Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo They gave him lashes thirty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Because he was so dirty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo They gave him lashes twenty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo That's twenty more than plenty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Ah Ranzo nearly fainted Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo When his back with oil was painted Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo The captain gave him thirty Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo His daughter begged for mercy Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo She took him to her cabin Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo And tried to ease his moanin' Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Oh, she give him rum and water, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo And a bit more than she ought to, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo She gave him education Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo And taught him navigation Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo She made him the best sailor Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo On board that New York whaler Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo He married the captain's daughter Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo And still sails on salt water Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo Now he's known wherever them whale-fish blow, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo As the toughest whaler on the go, Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo
