Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Wiggly Version)

Six Months in a Leaky Boat is a Split Enz in 1982

Lyrics: “Ahoy there me hearties. Come for a trip with me, Captain Feathersword, on my friendly pirate ship. Whoah ho ho, but look out – its leaking”

When the captain was a young boy He wanted to sail around the world “That’s the life for me, whoah ho Living on the sea. Whoah ho ho ho” The spirit of a sailor, sailing all around the globe “Round and round. I’m a buccaneer. Whoah ho I’ll acknowledge no frontier. Ho ho ho ho”

I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky Lightening flash, tempers flare ‘Round Cape Horn if you dare

I just spent six months in a leaky boat Lucky just to keep afloat La da da da ahh dad a do do do-doh Aoteroa (“Oh look, there’s New Zealand”) Rugged individual Glisten like a pearl (“Oh so shiny") Whoah ho”) At the bottom of the world (“Oh, down under. Yeah”) The tyranny of distance (“Such a long way”) Didn’t stop the buccaneer “So why should it stop me? Whoah ho. I’m sailing to be free”

Ah c’mon all you lads Let’s forget and forgive There’s a world to explore (“Let’s go exploring”) Tales to tell back on shore I just spent six months in a leaky boat (“Whoah ho”) Lucky just to keep afloat (“Whoah ho ho”) La da da da ahh dad a do do do-doh

‘Come on now me hearties. Let’s do a pirate dance Yo ho ho. Who ho ho. Oh, bend your knees now That’s right. Whoah ho ho Now you’re really dancing Ho ho ho ho. Oh well done me hearties”

Ah c’mon all you lads Let’s forget and forgive There’s a world to explore (“Oh lets explore”) Tales to tell back on shore I just spent six months in a leaky boat (“Whoah ho”) Nothing to it, leaky boat (“Oh no”) La da da da ahh dad a do do do-doh