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Rounding the
The frigate, Amphitrite, she lay in Plymouth Sound,
Blue Peter at the foremast for she was outward bound;
We were waiting there for orders to us far from home;
Our orders for Rio, and thence around Cape Horn.
Next day, we weighed our anchor, boys, and waved all
round,
And some of us we knew never more see Plymouth Sound;
But still our hearts light and gay, and when all was taut and

We foraged out the bumboat grog and man filled his mug.
We success to Plymouth girls, to Kate and Poll and Sue,
And o'er their various charms struck up a fight or two.
Jim Crab he landed Bonny a clout that made him snort,
And to this day his nose has got a heavy to port.
When we arrived at Rio we prepared for heavy
We set up all our rigging, boys, and on all new sails.
From ship to ship checred us as we did sail along,
And wished us weather in rounding of Cape Horn.
While beating off Magellan Strait it blew hard;
Whilst shortening sail two gallant tars fell from the yard.
By angry seas the we threw fiom their poor hands were torn
And we were forced to leave them to the sharks prowl around
Horn.
When we got round the Horn, my boys, we had glorious days
And very soon our killick dropped in Bay.
The pretty girls down to us; I solemnly declare
They are far before the Plynouth girls with their long and
hair.
love a jolly sailor when he spends his money free;
They'll laugh and sing and merry, merry be, and a jovial
spree.
And when our is all gone they won't on you impose,
They are not like the Plynouth girls that'll pawn and sell
clothes.
to Valparaiso, farewell for a while,
Likewise to aII the Spanish girls all on the of Chile;
And if ever l to be paid off l'll sit and sing this song:
"God bless those pretty Spanish girls we left Cape Horn."
From Oxfford Book of Sea Songs,
by Killen, Lloyd
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