An Evening at the Phantom Pub

It's a chilly February night, and for a change of pace we've gathered at a local pub for a pint and a bite. It's a warm, convivial place, and it turns out there's live entertainment on the menu...



This classic tune is known in many versions and has been around for centuries. Since President's Day is coming up, I'm posting it here as this good-natured song of humorous exaggeration was a favorite of George Washington, who was known to sing it to his friends' children.

Of course, I have no idea which version he sang, but this one is certainly charming, and now that I'm living in an actual port city, I like to imagine some sailors singing that in some smoky pub long ago...