The young sailor nicknamed “Two Pack” is the comic relief on a ship skippered by an ego-inflated, half-mad Captain and a grotesque bully of a Chief Coxswain.
Branded “Two Pack” for his cigarette addiction, he is one of the few sane souls aboard. His loyalty, fear and fury spill out in a darkly comic sea shanty that proves even the lowliest sailor has a voice – and a few choice words for the Navy, the officers and the universe itself.
A Sailor Named Two Pack is a song by Jack Fringe, inspired by the riotous satirical novel Tuff Ship, where chaos, colourful language and absurd authority rule the decks of HMAS Mulga.
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