Rolling Home
Call all hands to man the capstan
See the cable flaked down clear.
Heave away, and with a will, boys,
For ol' England we will steer.
Chorus:
Rolling home, rolling home
Rolling home across the sea,
Rolling home to dear ol' England
Rolling home, fair land to thee.
Now Australia we are leavin',
For Old England give a cheer,
Fare thee well, ye dark-eyed damsels
Give three cheers for English beer!
Chorus
Eastwards, ever eastwards,
To the rising of the sun.
Homewards, ever homewards
To the land where we were born.
Chorus
Ten thousand miles now lay behind us,
Ten thousand miles or more to roam.
Soon we'll see our native country,
Soon we'll greet our dear old home.
Chorus
Round Cape Horn one frosty morning
Out among the ice and snow,
You can hear our shellbacks singin'
Sheet her home, boys, let 'er go!
Chorus
Eighteen months away at sea boys
Only fifty days, no more,
Eating salt horse and cracker-hash, boys,
Boston beans that make us sore.
Chorus
Now the Lizard Light's a-shinin'
And we're bound up to the Nore,
With the canvas full an' drawin'
Soon we'll be on England's shore.
Chorus
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