Uncle Sam

When there’s rain and shine together, Chorus. Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is in the weather: Chorus. Yo heave ho!

When the sun shines through a fog, Yo heave ho! Uncle Samuel drinks his grog: Yo heave ho!

When the blue sky shows in pieces, Yo heave ho! Those are Uncle Samuel’s breeches: Yo heave ho!

When a cloud is low and flat, Yo heave ho! That is Uncle Samuel’s hat: Yo heave ho!

When the wind is loud and bad, Yo heave ho! Then Old Sam is getting mad: Yo heave ho!

When the wind begins to bellow, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is in the cellar: Yo heave ho!

When the sky is clean and red, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is gone to bed: Yo heave ho!

When you hear the wind a-roaring, Yo heave ho! That is Uncle Sam a-snoring: Yo heave ho!

When you see the lightning spooning, Yo heave ho! Then old Uncle Sam’s harpooning: Yo heave ho!

When you hear the wind a-barking, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam has gone a-sharking: Yo heave ho!

When you see a santo-corpus, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is arter a porpus: Yo heave ho!

When the water gabbles too much, Yo heave ho! Uncle Sam is talking Dutch: Yo heave ho!

When the sea hawk’s scream is heard, Yo heave ho! He wants to know if there’s Dutch on board: Yo heave ho!

When the wind’s before the rain, Yo heave ho! Soon you can make sail again: Yo heave ho!

“Belay that song I say—’tis gettin’ weary:” Cried out a voice, “Let’s change to Mother Carey!”