Rounding the horn lyrics

Artist  : Lloyd 
Song : Rounding the horn
 
Rounding the Horn
The gallant frigate, Amphitrite, she lay in
Plymouth Sound,
Blue Peter at the foremast head for she was
outward bound;
We were waiting there for orders to send us far
from home;
Our orders came for Rio, and thence around Cape
Horn.
Next day, we weighed our anchor, boys, and waved
goodbye all
     round,
And some of us we knew would never more see
Plymouth Sound;
But still our hearts were light and gay, and when
all was taut and
     snug
We foraged out the bumboat grog and each man
filled his mug.
We drank success to Plymouth girls, to Kate and
Poll and Sue,
And arguing o'er their various charms struck up a
fight or two.
Jim Crab he landed Bonny Nodge a clout that made
him snort,
And to this day his nose has got a heavy list to
port.
When we arrived at Rio we prepared for heavy
gales;
We set up all our rigging, boys, and bent on all
new sails.
From ship to ship they checred us as we did sail
along,
And wished us pleasant weather in rounding of
Cape Horn.
While beating off Magellan Strait it blew
exceeding hard;
Whilst shortening sail two gallant tars fell from
the topsail yard.
By angry seas the ropes we threw fiom their poor
hands were torn
And we were forced to leave them to the sharks
that prowl around
     Cape Horn.
When we got round the Horn, my boys, we had some
glorious days
And very soon our killick dropped in Valparaiso
Bay.
The pretty girls came down to us; I solemnly
declare
They are far before the Plynouth girls with their
long and curly
     hair.
They love a jolly sailor when he spends his money
free;
They'll laugh and sing and merry, merry be, and
have a jovial
     spree.
And when our money is all gone they won't on you
impose,
They are not like the Plynouth girls that'll pawn
and sell your
     clothes.
Farewell to Valparaiso, farewell for a while,
Likewise to aII the Spanish girls all on the
coast of Chile;
And if ever l live to be paid off l'll sit and
sing this song:
"God bless those pretty Spanish girls we left
around Cape Horn."
From Oxfford Book of Sea Songs, Palmer
Recorded by Killen, Lloyd
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