Bold Riley
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Our anchor's aweigh and our sails are all set,
Bold Riley-oh, boom-a- lay
And the folks we are leaving, we'll never forget,
Bold Riley-oh, gone away
CHORUS sung after each verse:
Goodbye, me darlin', goodbye, me dear-oh,
Bold Riley-oh, boom-a-lay,
Goodbye, me darlin' goodbye, me dear-oh,
Bold Riley-oh, gone away.
Wake up Mary Ellen, and don't look so glum,
Bold Riley-oh, boom-a- lay
By Whitestocking time, you'll be drinking hot rum,
Bold Riley-oh, gone away
The rain it is raining now all the day long,
Bold Riley-oh, boom-a- lay
And the northerly wind, it does blow so strong
Bold Riley-oh, gone away
We're outward and bound for Bengal bay,
Bold Riley-oh, boom-a- lay
Get bendin', me boys, it's a hell of a way.
Bold Riley-oh, gone away
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.
