I first thought Come all you seamen bold = A And draw near = B It's of an admiral's fame, = C O brave Benbow was his name, =C How he fought all on the main = A which would give us ABBABCCABB I prefer Come all you seamen bold, And draw near, and draw near, = A Come all you seamen bold And draw near. = A (near as dammit) It's of an admiral's fame, O brave Benbow was his name, = B How he fought all on the main, You shall hear, you shall hear. = A or AABA much more familiar and also works melodically as well as verbally.
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