Sacramento
Oh, around Cape Horn we are bound to go.
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Around Cape Horn through the frost and snow.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus:
Blow, boys, blow
For Califor-ni-o
There's planty of gold, so I've been told
On the banks of the Sacramento.
Oh, around Cape Horn with a skys'l set,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Around Cape Horn an' we're all wringin' wet.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Oh, around Cape Horn in the month o' May,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Oh, around Cape Horn is a very long way.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
To the Sacramento we're bound away,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
To the Sacramento's a hell o' a way.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
We're the buckos for to make 'er go,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
All the way to the Sacramento.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
We're the bullies for to kick her through,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Roll down the hill with a hullabaloo.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Starvation an' ease in a Yankee ship,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
We're the bullies for to make 'er rip.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Santander Jim is a mate from hell,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
With fists o' iron an' feet as well.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Breast yer bars an' bend yer backs,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Heave an' make yer spare ribs crack.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Round the Horn an' up to the Line,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
We're the bullies for to make 'er shine.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
We'll crack it on, on a big skiyoot,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Ol' Bully Jim is a bloody big brute.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Ninety days to Frisco Bay,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Ninety days is damn good pay.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
Sing an' heave an' heave an' sing,
To me hoo-dah, to me hoo-dah,
Heave an' make them handspikes spring.
To me hoo-dah, hoo-dah, day.
Chorus
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