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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.