Used Ocean Liner For Sale (1965)

Intro - driving 12 bar surf guitar

Verse 1

It was a sunny Sunday, the sky was a-blue n' bold,

Saw her sittin’ pretty, her hull was lined with gold.

Her paint was chipped, and her funnel had some soot,

But when she fired up, man.

she could still really move!

Verse 2

She was built in the year of '29 for the White Star Line

Her name was Britannic, she was a beautiful ship in her day

A thousand feet of steel, and a hull of black and white

Lined with a stripe of gold, she's still lean n' mean

Chorus

Oh baby, she’s got miles, but she’s still fine,

She's crossed the ocean nearly fifty-nine times!

Rust lines her hull, but her whistles still work,

C'mon baby, she’s a deal — she's mine, oh, yes, she's all mine!

Saxophone Solo

Verse 3

She once had high society on board, n' now she's empty n' sad,

With faded teak decks and a galley that's full’a clap.

The engines groan, but she’ll still run hot,

Give her coal and love, and she’ll give all she’s got!

Chorus

And then I said, ooh-wha-oh baby, a-she’s got miles, but she’s still a-fine,

She's crossed the ocean nearly fifty-nine times!

Rust lines her hull, but her whistles still work,

C'mon baby, she’s a deal — she's mine, oh, yes, she's all mine!

Bridge

She sailed from-a Liverpool, n' danced through the foam,

Now she’s tied to this dock with-a no place to roam.

But I see the fire, the gleam in her hull—

She just needs a skipper who-a dreams n' cares!

Final Chorus

And then I said, ooh-wha-oh baby, a-she’s got miles, but she’s still a-fine,

She's crossed the ocean nearly fifty-nine times!

Rust lines her hull, but her whistles still work,

C'mon baby, she’s a deal — she's mine, oh, yes, she's all mine!

Saxophone Outro