A Cruising We Will Go
Traditional:
Behold upon the swelling seas
With streaming pennants gay
Our gallant ship invites the waves,
While glory leads the way
CHORUS:And a-cruising we will go, oho, oho, oho
And a-cruising we will go, oho, oho, oho
And a-cruising we will go ooooooho
And a-cruising we will go!
You beauteous maids your smiles
Bestow for if you prove unkind
How can we hope to beat the foe
We leave our hearts behind....... CHORUS
See Hardy's flag once more displayed,
Upon the deck he stands
Britannia's glory ne'er can fade,
Or tarnish in his hands ........ CHORUS
Britain to herself but true,
To France defiance hurled
Give peace, America, with you,
And war with all the world....... CHORUS
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.
