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T:Admiral Benbow
C:Trad
W:Come all you seamen bold,and draw near,
W:And draw near.
W:Come all you seamen bold and draw near;
W:It’s of an Admiral's fame,
W:Oh, brave Benbow was his name,
W:How he fought all on the Main
W:You shall hear, you shall hear.
W:.
W:Brave Benbow he set sail for to fight,
W:For to fight.
W:Brave Benbow he set sail for to fight;
W:Brave Benbow he set sail
W:With a fine and pleasant gale,
W:But his Captains they turned tail
W:In a fright, in a fright.
W:.
W:Says Kirby unto Wade, "We will run
W:We will run."
W:Says Kirby unto Wade, "We will run.
W:For I value no disgrace,
W:Nor the losing of my place;
W:But the enemy I'll face,
W:Nor his guns, nor his guns.”
W:.
W:The Ruby and Benbow fought the French
W:Fought the French.
W:The Ruby and Benbow fought the French;
W:They fought them up and down
W:Till the blood came trickling down,
W:Till the blood came trickling down,
W:Where they lay, where they lay.
W:.
W:Brave Benbow lost his leg by chain-shot,
W:By chain-shot.
W:Brave Benbow lost his leg by chain-shot;
W:Brave Benbow lost his leg,
W:But all on his stump he'll beg,
W:Fight on my English lads,
W:'Tis our lot, 'tis our lot.
W:.
W:The surgeon dressed his wounds, cries Benbow,
W:Cries Benbow.
W:The surgeon dressed his wounds, cries Benbow;
W:"Let a cradle now in haste
W:On the quarter-deck be placed,
W:That the enemy I may face,
W:Till I die, till I die."
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