happy? – Feb 26 (Napoleon leaves Elba)

26 Feb 06 - 09:50 AM (#1679283)
Subject: happy? – Feb 26 (Napoleon leaves Elba)
From: Abby Sale

Napoleon leaves Elba on 2/26/1815
The "hundred days" begins

          Boney was a warrior
                  Way-aay ah!
          A warrior, a tarrier
                  John Francois!
          Boney went to Elba
                  Way-aay ah!
          And Boney he came back again.
                  John Francois!
  
                          "Boney was a Warrior," per Paul Clayton.

Hugill's version of the chantey is interesting - it's essentially a full ballad and that's relatively rare for chanties.

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