Concerning Charlie Horse-Great Big Sea

[00:00.83]Come all ye friends I'll sit you down [00:03.22]And sing an oleful ditty, [00:05.62]T'was on a day in April month [00:08.02]We started from the city [00:10.41]We planned a day or two at Mahers [00:12.82]We stalwart men were chosen [00:15.40]To remove ol' Charlie from Angle Pond, [00:18.61]Who fell in when the pond was frozen. [00:23.10]We seven men came roaring down [00:24.80]On the road to Roaches Line, [00:26.70]We might have stopped in Avondale or Brigus might have been fine, [00:29.70]We was hungry as sin but we never stopped in [00:31.69]Nor took any time to park us, [00:33.30]We all of us knew that we must get through to remove old Charlie's carcass. [00:36.82]Here's to Charlie Horse, here's to Shave the Master [00:39.94]No better horse ne'er ran the course nor pulled the logs more faster, [00:43.64]Here's to Charlie Horse and I wants ye all to know, [00:47.05]Charlie's gone to the big corral where all good horses go. [00:52.96]In the car was Ol' Pocket Comb and beside him Old Moose Coosten, [00:56.46]And Barracuda Bill and Jimmy Clark in the back seat he was roostin' [00:59.76]There was Smiley Stubborn and the Mounted Police [01:01.56]It wasn't hard to find him, [01:03.25]And Johnny Pollack and Sagebrush Sam was sitting right in beside him. [01:06.65]Kevin and Buck was also there, but they brought some brawn and brains, [01:09.93]They was aiming to help as best they could to remove old Chuck's remains, [01:13.42]Charlie was like a brother to Shave and he loved him well of course, [01:16.82]Charlie was a very good man you see although he'd been a horse. [01:20.34]Here's to Charlie Horse, here's to Shave the Master [01:23.55]No better horse ne'er ran the course nor pulled the logs more faster, [01:27.14]Here's to Charlie Horse and I want ye all to know, [01:30.42]Charlie's gone to the big corral where all good horses go. [01:36.75] [02:03.71]Now I'll spare you all the gruesome details [02:05.52]And just relate the end. [02:07.11]With two stout doors and a few strong ropes [02:08.91]We removed old Shady's friend, [02:10.62]We gave him a decent send off with all our hats removed, [02:13.81]So long as we helped old Shave and his friend, our loyalty was proved. [02:17.42]Somewhere up in the great beyond his eyes are shining bright, [02:21.01]Charlie nods an approving nod cause he knows we did him right. [02:24.30]Shave will join him there one day and he'll bring the harness leather, [02:27.60]And so and for all of eternity they'll pull the logs together. [02:31.10]Here's to Charlie Horse, here's to Shave the Master [02:34.30]No better horse ne'er ran the course nor pulled the logs more faster, [02:37.91]Here's to Charlie Horse and I want ye all to know, [02:41.32]Charlie's gone to the big corral where all good horses go. [02:45.85]Here's to Charlie Horse, here's to Shave the Master [02:48.54]No better horse ne'er ran the course nor pulled the logs more faster, [02:51.93]Here's to Charlie Horse and I want ye all to know, [02:55.32]Charlie's gone to the big corral where all good horses go. [03:02.71]