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Version 1

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T:Spanish Ladies
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w:(1)Fare-well and a-dieu to - you Span-ish la-dies Fare-well
w:(ch) rant and we'll roar like - true Bri-tish sai-lors We'll
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w:well and a-dieu to you la-dies of Spain For
w:rant and we'll roar all a-long the salt sea 'til
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w:we've re-ceived or-ders for to sail for old Eng-land We
w:we strike sound-ings in the chan-nel of old Eng-land From
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w:hope in a short time to see you a-gain. We'll * * * 
w:Ush-ant to Sci-lly is thir-ty-five * * * leagues
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W:Farewell and adieu to you Spanish ladies 
W:Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain 
W:For we've received orders for to sail for old England 
W:We hope in a short time to see you again. 
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W:We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors 
W:We'll rant and we'll roar all along the salt sea 
W:Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England 
W:From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues. 
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W:We hove our ship to with the wind from south west  
W:We hove our ship to for deep soundings to take  
W:With 45 fathoms and a white sandy bottom  
W:We spread our main yard and up channel did make. 
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W:The first land we sighted it was called the Dodman  
W:Next Ramhead off Plymouth, Start, Portland and Wight, 
W:We sailed up to Beachy, past Fairlight and Dover  
W:Then we hove our ship to by the South Foreland light. 
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W:Now let ev'ry man drink of his full Bumper 
W:Now let ev'ry man drink of his full glass 
W:We'll sing and be jolly and drown melancholy 
W:And here's to the health of each true hearted lass

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