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Traditional
- Come all you seamen bold,and draw near,
And draw near.
Come all you seamen bold and draw near;
It’s of an Admiral's fame,
Oh, brave Benbow was his name,
How he fought all on the Main
You shall hear, you shall hear.
- Brave Benbow he set sail for to fight,
For to fight.
Brave Benbow he set sail for to fight;
Brave Benbow he set sail
With a fine and pleasant gale,
But his Captains they turned tail
In a fright, in a fright.
- Says Kirby unto Wade, "We will run
We will run."
Says Kirby unto Wade, "We will run.
For I value no disgrace,
Nor the losing of my place;
But the enemy I'll face,
Nor his guns, nor his guns.”
- The Ruby and Benbow fought the French
Fought the French.
The Ruby and Benbow fought the French;
They fought them up and down
Till the blood came trickling down,
Till the blood came trickling down,
Where they lay, where they lay.
- Brave Benbow lost his leg by chain-shot,
By chain-shot.
Brave Benbow lost his leg by chain-shot;
Brave Benbow lost his leg,
But all on his stump he'll beg,
Fight on my English lads,
'Tis our lot, 'tis our lot.
- The surgeon dressed his wounds, cries Benbow,
Cries Benbow.
The surgeon dressed his wounds, cries Benbow;
"Let a cradle now in haste
On the quarter-deck be placed,
That the enemy I may face,
Till I die, till I die."
From the collection Songs From Hazzards Huzzah