Key: Db major•
Verse 1
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Now as we were a -sailing down
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by the Spanish shore,
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Where the drums they do beat
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It's there we spied a lofty army
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go bearing over the main,
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topmost sail again.
Oh, our captain says, be ready,
oh, he says, me boys, stand true.
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To face the Spanish army
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we lately did pursue.
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Ah, to face the Spanish army,
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lay long the ocean wide,
and without a good protection,
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the boys will take the first broadside.
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Oh, for broadside and broadside
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For sinking one an other
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it was their full intent
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At the very second broadside
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our captain he got slain
And a damsel jumped in his place
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to give command again
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Oh, we fought for nearly four hours,
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till we had scarce a man on board
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our gallant ship to steer,
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till we had scarce a man on
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board to fire off a gun,
While the blood from a deck
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like a river it did run.
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Of a quarter, of a quarter,
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the Spanish boys did cry,
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Ye've had the best a quarter,
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the day we can afford.
And so now the war is over
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and we'll take a glass of wine.
You shall drink to your true love
unto that damsel
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who fought all on the main
Oh, she has a royal gallant ship
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and the Rainbow is her name
Thank you. Thank you. Thank
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsDb Eb Ab Gb
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