Roll the Old Chariot
Oh, a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm,Oh, a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm,Oh, a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any…
Oh, a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm,Oh, a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm,Oh, a drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any…
Oh, away down South where I wuz born.Roll the cotton downOh, away down South around Cape HornWe’ll roll the cotton downRoll the cotton,Roll the cotton, Moses!Roll the cotton,Oh, roll the…
Call all hands to man the caps’n,See the cable run down clear.Heave away, and with a will, boys,For ol’ Norway we will steer.Rolling home, rolling home,Rolling home across the sea.Rolling…
‘Tis a rough, tough life of toil an’ strife we whale-men undergo.An’ we don’t give a dam’ when the gale is on, an' how hard the winds do blow.We’re homeward…
Oh, in eighteen hundred an’ sixty one,Roll, Alabama, roll!This ship, her building wuz begun.Roll, Alabama, roll!Roll, Alabama, roll Alabama, Ro-o-o-oll,Roll, Alabama! Roll, Alabama, roll!When the Alabama’s keel was laid,This ship,…
Melodi: Rio Grande Farvel, du gamle Graa! Farvel!Oooh, you Ri-o!Vi tænke, at du staaer nok lelAn’ we’re bound for the Ri-o Grande!Then away, love, awayWaay down Ri-oVi tænke, at du…
Se også Opsang for Brasiliefareren, Briggen Preciosa Oh, a ship went a-sailin’ out o’er the bar,Awaay, you Ri-o!They pointed her bow to the Southern Star.An’ we’re bound for the Ri-o…
His name wuz Reuben Ranzo,Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!His seamanship wuz blanco.Ranzo, me boys, Ranzo!Oh, Ranzo wuz no sailor,He wuz a New York tailor.Though Ranzo wuz no sailor,He shipped aboard a…
We’re homeward bound from China,Oh, aboard a Limey liner,Ranzo, Ranzo, a-way, a-way!We’re gettin’ out our long-tail bluesTer waltz the gals around. Timmie!Hilo, me Ranzo Ray!We’ve ploughed the whole world over,An’…
Now we are ready to head for the Horn.Way ay, roll an’ go!Our boots an’ our clothes, boys, are all in the pawn.Timme! Rollickin’ randy dandy O!Heave a pawl, oh,…