Blood-Red Roses Lyrics
- Genre:Folk
- Year of Release:2018
Lyrics
A bonny bunch of roses, oh!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
It's time for us to roll and go!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Our boots and clothes are all in pawn!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
It's flaming drafty 'round Cape Horn!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
My dear old mother, she wrote to me
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
My son, my son, come home from sea!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
You got your advance and to sea you'll go
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
To chase them whales through the frost and snow
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
When you wallop around Cape Horn
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
You'll wish to Christ you'd never been born
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Around Cape Stiff we all most go
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Around Cape Freeze through the frost and snow
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
It's growl you may, but go you must
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
If you growl too much, your head they'll bust
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Around Cape Horn we all must go
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
For that is where them whalefish blow
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, rock and shake her is the cry
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
The bleeding topmast shiv is dry!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
It's one more pull, and that will do
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
And we're the bullies for to kick her through
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!
Oh, you pinks and posies!
Go down, you blood-red roses, go down!