The Roseabella
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Oh we're going on board the Roseabella
Oh we're going on board the Roseabella
We're going on board right down to board
The saucy Roseabella
Farewell ye ladies of London town
Farewell ye ladies of London town
We hate to leave but we're going on down
To board the Roseabella
She's a deep water ship with a deep water crew
She's a deep water ship with a deep water crew
She could hug the shore but damned if we do Aboard the Roseabella
Around Cape Horn where the dolphins play
Around Cape Horn where the dolphins play
Around Cape Horn is a mighty long way
Aboard the Roseabella
Pretty Nancy is my love true
Pretty Nancy is my love true
She could handle this bully crew
Aboard the Roseabella
Pretty Nancy is my love true
Pretty Nancy is my love true
She wanted to see which man would do
Aboard the Roseabella
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
