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GUEST,GUEST.Dave_Perasso Origins: Jutland (Les Sullivan) (56* d) LYR ADD: Jutland 04 Jan 02

Here are the words to a great song by Les Sullivan. I got it from the singing of Johnny Collins:

It's about the battle of Jutland in WWI. The English Fleet, under the command of Admiral Jelico sailed from Scarpa Flow and met the German fleet off in the Baltic sea. In a few hours 6000 English sailors were lost and about the same number of German sailors. Both sides claimed victory. The Germans because they sunk more ships, and the British because they dominated the seas after that.

Jutland

Les Sullivan

Where are you goin' my Billy-o?
Where are you goin' my Billy-o?
I'm joining a ship in Scarpa Flow
That's where I'm goin' my Nancy
I'm joining Queen Mary, Nancy-o
I'm joining Queen Mary, Nancy-o
She's bristling with guns and ready to go
Sailing for glory with Jellicoe
But where is Queen Mary? Gone now.
And where is the glory? Gone now
And six thousand sailors? Gone now
They are gone to the bottom at Jutland.

For 2nd and third verses, substitute names of sailor and ship.

Rodney-o Invincible
Johnny-o The Black Prince

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