A Whale Of A Tale

Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
 A whale of a tale or two
 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
 On nights like this with the moon above
 A whale of a tale and it's all true
 I swear by my tattoo
 There was Mermaid Minnie, met her down in Madagaskar
 She would kiss me, any time that I would ask her
 Then one evening her flame of love blew out
 Blow me down and pick me up!
 She swapped me for a trout
 Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
 A whale of a tale or two
 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
 On nights like this with the moon above
 A whale of a tale and it's all true
 I swear by my tattoo
 There was Typhoon Tessie, met her on the coast of Java
 When we kissed I bubbled up like molten lava
 Then she gave me the scare of my young
 Blow me down and pick me up!
 She was the captain's wife
 Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads
 A whale of a tale or two
 'Bout the flappin' fish and the girls I've loved
 On nights like this with the moon above
 A whale of a tale and it's all true
 I swear by my tattoo