The Wellermen - Spanish Ladies Lyrics

Farewell and adieu, to you Spanish ladies
Farewell and adieu, to you ladies of Spain
For we received orders to sail for Old England
But we hope, in a short time, to see you again
We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors
We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas
Until we strike soundings in the channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly, it's 35 leagues
We hove our ship to, with the wind at Sou'west boys
We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take
Thas 45 fathoms with white sandy bottoms
So we squared our main yard and up channel did make
We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors
We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas
Until we strike soundings in the channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly, it's 35 leagues
The first land we sighted was called the dodman
Next Rame Head off Plymouth, start, Portland and Wight
Then we sailed by Beachy, by Fairley and dover
And then we bore up for the South Foreland light
We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors
We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas
Until we strike soundings in the channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly, it's 35 leagues
Then the signal was made for the Grand Fleet to anchor
And all in the Downs that night for to lie
Let go your shank-painters
Let go your cat stopper
Haul up your clew garnets, let tacks and sheet fly
We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors
We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas
Until we strike soundings in the channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly, it's 35 leagues
So let every man drink off his full bumper
And let every man drink off his full glass
We'll drink and be merry and Jolly and round melancholy
And, here's to the health of his true-hearted lass
We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors
We'll rant and we'll roar along the salt seas
Until we strike soundings in the channel of Old England
From Ushant to Scilly, it's 35 leagues