Spanish Ladies

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

And we hope very soon we'll see you again.

We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys

We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take;

'Twas forty-five fathoms,with a white sandy bottom,

So we squared our main yard and up channel did steer

We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors,

We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England;

From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues.

The first land we sighted was call-ed the Dodman,

Next Rame Head off Plymouth, Start, Portland and Wight;

We sailed by Beachy, by Fairlight and Dungeness

And then we bore up for the South Foreland light.

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!

We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors,

We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England;

From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues.

Now let ev'ry man drink off his full bumper,

And let ev'ry man drink off his full glass;

We'll drink and be merry and drown melancholy,

And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass

We will rant and we'll roar like true British sailors,

We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England;

From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues.