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ROLL ALABAMA ROLL When the Alabama's keel was laid Roll, Alabama, Roll It was laid in the yards of Jonathan Laird O roll, Alabama, roll It was laid in the yards of Jonathan Laird It was laid in the town of Birkenhead Down Mersey way she sailed then Liverpool fitted her with guns and men Down mersey way she sailed forth To destroy the commerce of the North To Cherbourg harbor she sailed one day To collect her share of the prize money And many a sailor saw his doom When the Yankee Kearsage hove into view A shot from the forward pivot that day Blew the Alabama's steering gear away Off the three mile limit in sixty-four She sank to the bottom of the ocean floor @sailor @war note: tune ÿROLLALAB from Shanties of the Seven Seas, Hugill tune ÿROLLALB2 is more commonly sung. source? RG filename[ ROLLALAB TUNE FILE: ROLLALAB CLICK TO PLAY TUNE FILE: ROLLALB2 CLICK TO PLAY SOF |
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