Last Shanty (Sailor Ain't A Sailor)

Song Information

Composer: Tom Lewis

Lyric Author: Tom Lewis

Published: 1987

Country of origin: England

General Interest

This modern ballad relates the changing life of the sailor, as sail was replaced by steam then diesel engines.

Tom Lewis was born in Belfast, but grew up in England. He spent 24 years in the Royal Navy, mostly in the submarine service, and will have had first hand experience of the life of a modern mariner.

Here's a link to the Lyric:

Last Shanty Lyric

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