Spanish Ladies Lyrics

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies

Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain

For we've 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 all on the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England

From Ushant to Scilly is 35 leagues

We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys

We hove our ship to deep soundings to take

'Twas 45 fathoms with a white sandy bottom

So we squared our main yard and up channel did make

Now let every man drink off his full bumper

And let every man drink off his full glass

We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy

And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass

We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors

We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt seas

Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England

From Ushant to Sicily is 35 leagues