Down To Hilo
Traditional:
from the 1600's
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Oh Tommy's gone what shall I do
Away down Hilo
Oh Tommy's gone and I'll go too
Tom's gone to Hilo
Oh I love Tom and he loves me
Away down Hilo
He thinks of me when out to sea
Tom's gone to Hilo
Oh away around to Callao
Away down Hilo
The Spanish girls he'll see
I know Tom's gone to Hilo
Tommy's gone what shall I do
Away down Hilo
Oh Tommy fought at Trafalgar
Tom's gone to Hilo
The Old Victory led the way
Away down Hilo
The brave Old Victory led the way
Tom's gone to Hilo
Tommy's gone for evermore
Away down Hilo
I'll never see my Tom no more
Tom's gone to Hilo
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.
