Jon Boden calls this song "Rolling Down to Rio," and has it as the song for February 10 in his A Folk Song a Day project. Are these the complete and correct lyrics?

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Thread #103971   Message #2125940
Posted By: Charley Noble
15-Aug-07 - 08:58 AM
Thread Name: Press Room Shanty Session, Aug.
Subject: RE: Press Room Shanty Session, Aug.



Tom-

Possibly! At least the inspiration for this lovely poem:

The Beginning of the Armadilloes
By Rudyard Kipling

I've never sailed the Amazon,
I've never reached Brazil;
But the Don and Magdalena,
They can go there when they will!

Yes, weekly from Southampton
Great steamers, white and gold,
Go rolling down to Rio
(Roll down—roll down to Rio!).
And I'd like to roll to Rio
Some day before I'm old!

I've never seen a Jaguar,
Nor yet an Armadill—
He's dilloing in his armour,
And I s'pose I never will,

Unless I go to Rio
These wonders to behold—
Roll down—roll down to Rio—
Roll really down to Rio!
Oh, I'd love to roll to Rio
Some day before I'm old!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

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Reinhard's transcription is here (click)