Generic Sea Shanty - Only when you got a beard are you a man

We sailed from the harbor with the salt on our skin,
The storm and the ale keep us rougher than sin,
But smooth-faced lads with their cheeks all bare,
Can’t chart a course or get us there!

Only when you got a beard are you a man!
Only when you got a beard are you able to make plans!
Trim it, braid it, let it stand,
Raise your voice across the land!
Only when you got a beard are you a man!

The captain he shouted, “Hoist the sail high!”
The bearded crew roared with a thunderous cry,
But the lad with no whiskers, he slipped on the deck,
We tied him a rope and we gave him respect!

Only when you got a beard are you a man!
Only when you got a beard are you able to make plans!
Trim it, braid it, let it stand,
Raise your voice across the land!
Only when you got a beard are you a man!

A beard keeps you warm when the cold winds bite,
A beard makes you strong when you’re bound for a fight,
So grow it long, lads, as long as you can,
For hair on your chin makes a mightier man!

Only when you got a beard are you a man!
Only when you got a beard are you able to make plans!
Trim it, braid it, let it stand,
Raise your voice across the land!
Only when you got a beard are you a man!