wow,

funny you should post that.
i used to sing "Sea Fever" (to music by John Ireland)
and everytime i got to the part about "and all i want is a tall ship..." my mum would call out
"you don't want much, do you!"
which was enough to break the spell.
recently an uncle put together some family recordings on CD, and there it was, me at 18 or so whipping out "Sea Fever".
couldn't vouch for the quality of the rendition,
but what a poem and what a song for a young man to sing!

(later renditions have been at the sea itself, and a little less steady in rhythm and pitch - see bio)

thanks for brining back the memories!