Roll Down - The Revels Chorus, John Roberts

Sweet ladies of Plymouth, we’re saying goodbye

Roll down

But we’ll rock you and roll you again bye and bye

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

Now the anchor’s aweigh and the sails are unfurled

Roll down

And we’re bound for to take her half-way round the world

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

In the wide Bay of Biscay the seas will run high

Roll down

And the poor sickly transports they’ll wish they could die

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

When the wild coast of Africa it do appar

Roll down

The poor nervous transports they’ll trmble with fear

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

When the Cape of Good Hope it is rounded at last

Roll down

The poor lonesome transports they’ll long for the past

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

When the great southern whales on our quarter do spout

Roll down

The poor simple transports they’ll goggle and shout

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And when we arrive off Australia’s strand

Roll down

The poor weary transports they’ll long for the land

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And when we set sail for old England’s shore

Roll down

The poor stranded transports we’ll see them no more

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

Then sweet ladies of Plymouth we’ll pay all your rent

Roll down

And go roving no more till our money’s all spent

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down

And we will roll down

Walk her round, my brave boys and roll down