(-: Rolling Home:-)

Rolling home


Call all hands to man the capstan,

See the cable flaked down clear.

Heave away, an with a will boys,

For ol England we will steer.

Now Australia we are leaving,

For ol England give a cheer.

Fare-ye-well, ye dark-eyed damsels,

Give three cheers for English beer.




Refrein:




Rolling home, Rolling home

Rolling home across the sea

Rolling home to dear ol England

Rolling home fair land to thee




Man your captain, bars an swifters,

Every-one that can clap on.

As we heave her out the pawls boys,

We wil sing our well known song.

Up along amid the riggings,

Up amid the howling gale.

We wil furl our big main top-sail,

As were rollin home again.




Goodbye heads were bound to leave you,

Haul the towrope all inboard.

We will leave Old Aussie starnwards,

Clap all sail we can afford.

Round Cape Horn on a winters morning,

Now among the ice an snow.

Ye will hear our shellbacks singin,

Sheet her home boys, let her go.




Eighteen months away from England,

Only fifty days no more.

On salt horse and crackerhash boys,

Boston beans that make us sore.

Now the Lizzard lights a-shining,

An were bound up to the nore.

With the canvas full an drawin,

Soon well be on Englands shore.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Accordeon
• hohner.folk
• shanty
• zupan
• accordiola
• akkordeon

[636117]

Love it! Best instrumental version I've ever heard.

[kyrah23]

@636117 Thanks !

[pyeinthesky]

Well done my compliments.

[kyrah23]

@pyeinthesky Thanks!  :-)

[Inky261]

back again.

[kyrah23]

:-)

[Schrotty200709]

Cool :-)

[Rhawneld57]

Kyrah I had to come back and listen to this very lovely song. I heard it on Inky's channel too and you do this song great justice as it is only done with the accordion but Magnificently well done by you. I am happy to say 500% ********+++++++

Ron!

[kyrah23]

Thanks !

[kyrah23]

:-)

[kyrah23]

Danke Alex :-)