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Row, Me Bully Gals (She Shanty)

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CHORUS
And it's row, me bully gals
We're in a hurry, gals
We got a long way to go
And we'll sing and we'll dance
And bid farewell to France
And it's row, me bully gals, row


VERSE 1
I'll sing you a song, it's a song of the sea
Row, me bully gals, row
Oh, I'll sing you a song if you'll sing it with me
And it's row, me bully gals, row

CHORUS

VERSE 2
The first mate is playing the captain a board
Row, me bully gals, row
She looks like a peacock with pistols and sword
And it's row, me bully gals, row

CHORUS


VERSE 3
The captain likes whiskey, the mate, she likes rum
Row, me bully gals, row
Us sailors like both but we can't get us none
And it's row, me bully gals, row

CHORUS

VERSE 4
Well farewell my love, it is time for to roam
Row, me bully gals, row
The ol' blue peters are calling us home
And it's row, me bully gals, row

CHORUS


VERSE 5
I'll sing you a song, it's a song of the sea
Row, me bully gals, row
Oh, I'll sing you a song if you'll sing it with me
And it's row, me bully gals, row


CHORUS x 2

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sea shanty, she shanty

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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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