Yankee Whalermen (Traditional)
Farewell and adieu to you Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders to sail from New England And we hope in a short time to see you again
Chorus: We'll rant and we'll roar like true Yankee Whalermen We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below Until we sight Gayhead off old Martha's Vineyard And straight up the channel to New Bedford we'll go
We hove our our ship to with the wind from the sou'west, boys We hove our our ship to deep soundings to take 'Twas 45 fathoms with light sandy bottom We squared our main yard and up channel did make
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I went to a dance one night in Tombaz There were plenty of girls there as fine as you wish There was one pretty maiden a chewin' tobacco Just like a young kitten a chewin' fresh fish
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Then the signal was sent for the grand ship to anchor And all in the downs that night for to lie Let go your shank painter, let go your cat stopper Haul up your clew garnets, let tacks and sheets fly
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Alternative Version: Spanish Ladies (aka Farewell And Adieu To You) (Traditional English Shanty)
Farewell and adieu to you fine Spanish ladies Farwell and adieu all you ladies of Spain For we've received orders to sail for old England And perhaps we shall never more see you again
Chorus: We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors We'll range and we'll roam over all the salt seas Until we strike soundings in the Channel of old England From Ushant to Scilly 'tis thirty-five leagues
Then we hove our ship to, with the wind at sou'-west, my boys Then we hove our ship to, for to strike soundings clear Then we filled the main topsail and bore right away, my boys And straight up the Channel of old England did steer
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So the first land we made it is called the Deadman Next Ram Head off Plymouth, Start, Portland and the Wight We sailed hy Beachy, by Fairly and Dungeness And then bore away for the South Foreland light
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Now the signal it was made for the Grand Fleet to anchor All on the Downs that night for to meet Then stand by your stoppers, see clear your shank-painters Haul all your clew garnets, stick out tacks and sheets
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Now let every man drink up his full bottle Let every man drink up his full bowl For we will be jolly and drown melancholy With a health to each jovial and true-hearted soul
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