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Sally
Brown
O, Sally Brown, of New York City,
Way, hay, roll and go!
O, Sally Brown you're very pretty
Spend my money on Sally Brown!
2. O, Sally Brown's a bright mulatto,
Way, hay, roll and go!
She drinks rum and chews tobacco,
Spend my money on Sally Brown!
3. O, Sally Brown's a Creole lady,
Way, hay, roll and go!
She's the mother of a yellow baby,
Spend my money on Sally Brown!
4. Seven long years I courted Sally,
Way, hay, roll and go!
Sweetest girl in all the valley,
Spend my money on Sally Brown! |
5. Seven long years she wouldn't marry,
Way, hay, roll and go!
And I no longer cared to tarry,
Spend my money on Sally Brown!
6. So I courted Sal, her only daughter,
Way, hay, roll and go!
For her I sail upon the water,
Spend my money on Sally Brown!
7. Sally's teeth are white and pearly,
Way, hay, roll and go!
Her eyes are blue, her hair is curly,
Spend my money on Sally Brown!
8. Now my troubles are all over,
Way, hay, roll and go!
Sally's married to a dirty soldier,
Spend my money on Sally Brown! |
The Maid of Amsterdam
In Amsterdam there dwells a maid,
Mark well what I do say;
In Amsterdam there dwells a maid,
And she is mistress of her trade.
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I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid,
A-roving, a-roving,
Since roving's been my ruin,
I'll go no more a-roving
With you, fair maid!
2. I took the maiden for a walk
Mark well what I do say!
I took the maiden for a walk
And sweet and loving was her talk.
Chorus:
3. Her eyes are blue, her cheeks are red,
Mark well what I do say;
Her eyes are blue, her cheeks are red,
A wealth of hair is on her head.
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4. I put my arm around her waist,
Mark well what I do say;
I put my arm around her waist,
Says she, "Young man, you're in some haste."
Chorus:
5. I took that girl upon my knee,
Mark well what I do say,
I took that girl upon my knee,
Says she, "Young man, you're rather free."
Chorus:
6. She swore that she'd be true to me,
Mark well what I do say,
She swore that she'd be true to me,
But spent my money both fast and free.
Chorus:
7. In three weeks' time I was badly bent
Mark well what I do say!
In three weeks' time I was badly bent
Then off to sea I sadly went
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Boney was a warrior
Boney was a warrior
Away, a- yah!
A warrior and a terrier
Jean Francois!*
2. Boney fought the Russians
Away, a- yah!
The Russians and the Prussians.
Jean Francois!
3. Moscow was a-blazing
Away, a- yah!
And Boney was a-raging.
Jean Francois!
4. Boney went to Elba
Away, a- yah!
Boney he came back again.
Jean Francois!
5. Boney went to Waterloo
Away, a- yah!
There he got his overthrow.
Jean Francois! |
6. Then they took him off again
Away, a- yah!
Aboard the Billy Ruffian.
Jean Francois!
7. He went to Saint Helena,
Away, a- yah!
There he was a prisoner,
Jean Francois!
8. Boney broke his heart and died
Away, a- yah!
Away in Saint Helena
Jean Francois!
9. Give her the t'gan's'ls
Away, a- yah!
Its a weary way to Baltimore.
Jean Francois!
10. Drive her, Cap'n, drive her
Away, a- yah!
And bust the chafing leather.
Jean Francois! |
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