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Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor

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of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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as protagonist, but in this instance the whale gets his comeuppance.
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And he grabbed that whale all by the tail and pulled him inside out
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Well now, said Jack, this poor old whale don't know what he's about
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And he helped the crew harpoon a whale on the day that he was born
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He was born on board his father's ship on a dark and stormy morn
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He caught the whale all by the tail and turned him inside out.
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Now when that whale had swallowed Jack it soon began to shake
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A great big wave rolled up to Jack and washed him to the rail
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One night while Jack was standing watch a storm began to blow
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Oh, now, says Jack unto himself, I must see what he's about,
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He was born on board his father's ship as she was lying to,
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When Jack grew up to be a man he sailed from shore to shore
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This song was covered by Canadian children's singing group
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And every time he'd blow a spray he'd send it in a shower;
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And Jack was swept into the sea and swallowed by a whale.
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He came into this world of woe one dark and stormy night;
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It blew so hard that soon the ship was tossing to and fro
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He sailed his ship around the world a dozen times or more
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For this old whale had got himself a mighty stomach ache
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Harpooning whales was play to him for he was very strong
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He was a handsome sailor lad, his father's pride and joy
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And he was tossed into the sea and swallowed by a whale
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Upon the isle of Newfoundland there lived a sailor boy
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And he was also very tall and his beard was very long
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