Whip Jamboree

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     Whip jamboree, whip jamboree

     Oh your pig-tail sailor, hanging down behind

     Whip jamboree, whip jamboree

     Oh Jenny get your oat cakes done.

1. And now me lads be of good cheer

    For the Irish coast will soon draw near

    And we’ll set a course for the old Cape Clear

    Oh Jenny get your oat cakes done

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2. And now Cape Clear it is in sight

    We’ll be off Holyhead by tomorrow night

    And we’ll set a course for the old Rock Light

    Oh Jenny get your oat cakes done.

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3. And now me lads we’re off Holyhead

    No more salt beef or woevilly bread

    With a man in the chains for to swing the lead

    Oh Jenny get your oat cakes done.

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4. And now me lads we’re off Fort Perch Rock

    All the hammocks lashed and sea-chests locked

    We’ll haul her into Waterloo Dock

    Oh Jenny get your oat cakes done

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5. And now me lads we are in dock

    We’ll be off Dan Lowrie’s on the spot

    And there we’ll drink a big pint pot

    Oh Jenny get your oat cakes done

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