Where are you going to, my pretty maid? O away Rio; We are bound to the Rio Grande. O away Rio. And may I go with you my pretty maid? O away Rio; Have you a sweetheart my pretty maid? O away Rio; I'm afraid you're a bad one, kind sir, she replied. O away Rio.
Three songs
by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Baron Berners (1883 - 1950)
1. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty)  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]2. Theodore, or The Pirate King  [sung text checked 1 time]
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They sacked the ships of London town, They burned the ships of Rye and Cadiz, They burned full many a city down; A bloody trade the pirate's is. But Theodore, Though dripping gore, Was always courteous to the ladies
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- by John Masefield (1878 - 1967), "Theodore"
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First published in Broad Sheet, July 1905Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
3. A long, long time ago (Halliard's Shanty)  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
A long, long time, and a long time ago, To me way hay, yoho; A long, long time, and a long time ago, A long time ago. A smart Yankee packet lay out in the bay, To me way hay, yoho; A waiting for a fair wind to get under way, A long time ago. With all her poor sailors all sick and sore, To me way hay, yoho; For they'd drunk all their lime-juice, and could get no more, A long time ago. With all her poor sailors all sick and sad, To me way hay, yoho; For they'd drunk all their lime-juice, and could get no more, A long time ago. She was waiting for a fair wind to get under way, To me way hay, yoho; If she hasn't had a fair wind she's waiting there still, A long time ago.
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]Total word count: 239