Rounding the Horn-Jo Freya

[ti:Rounding the Horn] [ar:Jo Freya] [al:The Songs of England] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Rounding the Horn - Jo Freya [00:28.36]The gallant frigate Amphitrite [00:30.54] [00:31.56]She lay in Plymouth Sound [00:34.36] [00:34.90]Blue Peter at the foremast head [00:38.48]For she was outward bound [00:41.23] [00:42.04]We were waiting there for orders [00:45.58]To send us far from home [00:48.92]Our orders came for Rio [00:52.40]And that around Cape Horn [00:55.55] [00:57.90]When we arrived at Rio [01:01.31]We prepared for heavy gales [01:04.23] [01:04.87]We set up all our rigging boys [01:08.61]And bent on all new sails [01:11.42] [01:12.21]From ship to ship they checred us [01:15.68]As we did sail along [01:18.98]And wished us pleasant weather [01:22.51]In rounding of Cape Horn [01:26.04] [01:27.93]When beating off Magellan Straits [01:31.47]It blew exceeding hard [01:34.98]Whilst shortening sail two gallant [01:38.15]Tars fell from the topsail yard [01:42.13]By angry seas the ropes we threw [01:45.88]From their poor hands was torn [01:49.17]We were forced to leave them to the sharks [01:52.94]That prowl around Cape Horn [01:55.98] [01:56.53]When we got round the Horn [01:59.76]Me boys we had such glorious days [02:03.22] [02:03.73]And very soon our killick dropped in Valparaiso Bay [02:10.78]The pretty girls came down in flocks [02:14.59]I solemnly declare [02:17.94]They're far before the Plymouth girls [02:21.46]With their long and curly hair [02:25.13]They love a jolly sailor [02:28.70]When he spends his money free [02:32.32]They'll laugh and sing and [02:34.41]Merry be and have a jovial spree [02:39.46]And when our money is all gone [02:43.16]They won't on you impose [02:46.56]They are not like the Plynouth girls [02:50.02]That'll pawn and sell your clothes [02:53.97] [02:55.47]Farewell to Valparaiso and farewell for a while [03:02.54]Likewise to all the Spanish girls [03:06.27]All on the coast of Chile [03:09.74]And if ever I live to be paid off [03:13.40]I'll sit and sing this song [03:16.69]God bless those pretty Spanish girls [03:20.27]We left around Cape Horn