The Royal Oak (2019 Remaster)

歌詞

As we was sailing all on the salt sea We hadn't sailed months past two or three Long before we saw ten sail of Turk All men-o'-war full as big as we “Pull down your colours, you English dogs! Pull down your colours, do not refuse Oh, pull down your colours, you English dogs Or else your precious life you'll lose!” And our captain being a valiant man And a well-bespoken young man was he “Oh, it never shall be said that we died like dogs But we will fight them manfully!” “Go up, you lofty cabin boys And mount the mainmast topsail high For to spread abroad to our noble fleet We'll run the risk or else we'll die!” The fight begun 'bout six in the morning And unto the setting of the sun Oh, and at the rising of the very next morning Out of ten ships could not see but one Oh, three we sank and three we burned Three we caused to run away And one we brought into Portsmouth harbour For to let them know we had won the day And if anyone then should enquire Or want to know our captain's name Captain Wellfounder is our chief commander But the Royal Oak is our ship by name