The Thrill of It All

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When ships were ships and times were good And everyman knew his place And the future was a treasure trove For the whole human race Women they were women then And the cards were there to call But all this happened long ago Before a kid like you were born To miss - the thrill of it all Peking Pete was a man's man He drank his liquor straight With a pocket full of money and A heart full of hate Now he'll tell you tales of the time sailed On a schooner called 'The Storm" Smuggling guns on the China seas Before a kid like you was born To miss - the thrill of it all He settled down in Singapore To let it all drift away With a lady from the waterfront Ten dollars night or day Now you'll find him sitting as the sun goes down Shooting bottles off his wall Telling tales of the times he spent Before a kid like you was born To miss - the thrill of it all