Twenty-fourth Of February
On the twenty-fourth of February, The weather bein’ clear,We spied seven sail of Turkish men-o’-war, All belongin’ to Algier.With my right fol leather ol, right fol leather ol,Right fol leather…
On the twenty-fourth of February, The weather bein’ clear,We spied seven sail of Turkish men-o’-war, All belongin’ to Algier.With my right fol leather ol, right fol leather ol,Right fol leather…
Well the first I saw a TEURolling up, rolling downI wondered where the hell they stored the crewTo go, rolling down the riverRolling up and rolling downWe'll all get drunk…
Me thinks I see a host of craft, spreading their sails a’lee,As down the Humber they do glide, all bound for the Northern Sea,Me thinks I see on each small…
Sing ho! Fer a brave an’ a gallant ship, an’ a fair an’ a fav’rin’ breeze,Wi’ a bully crew an’ a cap’en too, to carry me o’er the seas,To carry…
I niber seen the like since I bin bornWay, ay, ay ay ayPretty little gal with a blue dress onWay, ay, ay ay ayTen stone, ten stone!Ten stone, de win’…
Sweet ladies of Plymouth, we're saying goodbyeRo-o-o-oll down!But we'll rock you and roll you again bye and byeWalk her round, my brave boys and roll down!And we will ro-o-o-oll down!Walk…
Aft on the poop there’s walkin’ about,Our jolly second mate so able an’ stout.What he’s thinkin’ of he doesn’t know himself.I wish that he would hurry up an’ strike, strike…
Oh, Stormy, he is dead an’ gone.To me way, you Stormalong!Oh, Stormy wuz a good ol’ man.Ay! Ay! Ay! Mister Stormalong!He slipped his cable off Cape Horn,Close by the place…
Sally she’m the gal that I luv dearly,Way! Sing Sally, Oh!Sally she’m the gal that I spliced nearly,Hilo, John Brown, stand te yer ground!Sally she’m the gal that I spliced…
Farewell an’ adieu to you fair Spanish ladies,Farewell an’ adieu to you ladies of Spain,For we’ve received orders for to sail for ol’ England.And we hope very shortly to see…