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naval songs - spanish ladies lyrics

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[verse 1]
farewell and adieu to you, spanish ladies
farewell and adieu to you, ladies of spain;
for we’ve received orders for to sail for old england
(or: for we’re under orders for to sail for old england)
but we hope in a short time to see you again
(or: and we may never see you fair ladies again)

[chorus]
we will rant and we’ll roar like true british sailors
we’ll rant and we’ll roar all on the salt seas
(or: we’ll range and we’ll roam all on the salt seas)
until we strike soundings in the channel of old england;
from ushant to scilly is thirty-five leagues
(variously 34, 35 and 45 leagues)

[verse 2]
we hove our ship to with the wind from sou’west, boys
we hove our ship to, deep soundings to take;
(or: we hove our ship to, for to make soundings clear)
’twas forty-five fathoms, with a white sandy bottom
so we squared our main yard and up channel did make
(or: so we squared our main yard and up channel did steer)

[chorus]
we will rant and we’ll roar like true british sailors
we’ll rant and we’ll roar all on the salt seas
(or: we’ll range and we’ll roam all on the salt seas)
until we strike soundings in the channel of old england;
from ushant to scilly is thirty-five leagues
(variously 34, 35 and 45 leagues)

[verse 3]
the first land we sighted was calléd the dodman
next rame head off plymouth, start, portland and wight;
we sailed by beachy, by fairlight and dover
(or: we sailed by beachy, by fairley and dungeness)
and then we bore up for the south foreland light
(or: until we brought to by the south foreland light)

[chorus]
we will rant and we’ll roar like true british sailors
we’ll rant and we’ll roar all on the salt seas
(or: we’ll range and we’ll roam all on the salt seas)
until we strike soundings in the channel of old england;
from ushant to scilly is thirty-five leagues
(variously 34, 35 and 45 leagues)

[verse 4]
then the signal was made for the grand fleet 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 clewgarnets, let tacks and sheets fly!

[chorus]
we will rant and we’ll roar like true british sailors
we’ll rant and we’ll roar all on the salt seas
(or: we’ll range and we’ll roam all on the salt seas)
until we strike soundings in the channel of old england;
from ushant to scilly is thirty-five leagues
(variously 34, 35 and 45 leagues)

[verse 5]
now let ev’ry man drink off his full b-mper
and let ev’ry man drink off his full gl-ss; (or: bowl)
we’ll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy
and here’s to the health of each true-hearted l-ss (or: soul)

[chorus]
we will rant and we’ll roar like true british sailors
we’ll rant and we’ll roar all on the salt seas
(or: we’ll range and we’ll roam all on the salt seas)
until we strike soundings in the channel of old england;
from ushant to scilly is thirty-five leagues
(variously 34, 35 and 45 leagues)

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