The Bully's Nap

Verse 1

Salt spray

Rope burns on my palms

The bully boy is back from the town

He's stumbling

He's singing

He's falling down the stairs

Chorus

Heave him up

Throw him in the brig

Drunken bully boy

Lock the iron door

Let him sleep it off

On the wooden floor

Heave him up

Throw him in the brig

Drunken bully boy

Verse 2

Black eye

Stolen silver watch

Waving a bottle like a heavy club

Broken glass

Red wine

Spilled on the deck boards

He took a swing

He missed

He hit the main mast instead

Loud crack

Hard fall

Quiet at last

Chorus

Heave him up

Throw him in the brig

Drunken bully boy

Lock the iron door

Let him sleep it off

On the wooden floor

Heave him up

Throw him in the brig

Drunken bully boy

Bridge

He lost his hat

He lost his coat

He lost his pride

Left it at the harbor

Left it in the mud

Left it at the bottom

Chorus

Heave him up

Throw him in the brig

Drunken bully boy

Lock the iron door

Let him sleep it off

On the wooden floor

Heave him up

Throw him in the brig

Drunken bully boy

Outro

No more rum

No more fight

Drunken bully boy

Sleep tonight

Sleep tonight

Sleep tonight