I learned this back in the seventies, don't remember where, may have been Scotland. "From Boston harbour we are bound Heave away, Santiano Boston harbour round Cape Horn And we're bound for Californio Chorus So heave her up and away we'll go Heave away, Santiano Heave her up and away we'll go And we're bound for Californio We've a bloody good skipper and a bloody good crew Heave away, Santiano And our ship she is a good'un too And we're bound for Californio The captain's name it is John Brown Heave away, Santiano A better skipper has never been found And we're bound for Californio When I grow up and leave the sea Heave away Santiano I'll marry a girl named Biddy McGee And we're bound for Californio Anybody know any more?
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