BONEY WAS A WARRIOR

15 July On this day in 1815, Napoleon surrendered at Rochefort to Captain Maitland of the ship Bellerophon (familiarly known as the Billy Ruffian). Maitland’s orders from the Admiralty were to take Napoleon to the nearest port in England, pending a formal decision on the French warlord’s fate. Thus, the Bellerophon set sail for Torbay.

Boney was a warrior Away, a-yeah
A warrior and a terrier Jean Francois

Boney fought the Russians Away, a-yeah
The Russians and the Prussians Jean Francois

Moscow was a-blazing Away, a-yeah
And Boney was a-raging Jean Francois

Boney went to Elba Away, a-yeah
Boney he came back again Jean Francois

Boney went to Waterloo Away, a-yeah
There he got his overthrow Jean Francois

Then they took him off again Away, a-yeah
Aboard the Billy Ruffian Jean Francois

He went to Saint Helena Away, a-yeah
There he was a prisoner Jean Francois

Boney broke his heart and died Away, a-yeah
Away in Saint Helena Jean Francois

Exmouth Shantymen - although omitting Boney's trip to Torbay on the Bellerophon; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbjdHjB0mc Boney was a Warrior

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Boney (Was a Warrior), lyrics and information from Mainly Norfolk     https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/boney.html
Various other recordings of Boney Was a Warrior on Youtube     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Boney+Was+A+Warrior