Can't be there, but here's a shanty . Sat down for a drink in Liverpool town HO RO - HO O RO. When I woke I was outward bound HO RO HO For the Congo river we sailed away HO RO - HO O RO Bought and paid for a cargo of slaves HO RO HO Packed them tighly in the hold HO RO - HO O RO and sailed away with our black gold HO RO HO Half way across they caught the plague HO RO - HO O RO us poor sailors were sore afraid HO RO HO We threw their bodies over the side HO RO - HO O RO some poor devils were still alive HO RO HO For the couple of dollars they paid to me HO RO - HO O RO My soul is damned for eternity HO RO HO
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