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

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