Farewell and Adieu

Some scenes of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic wars set to the song “Spanish Ladies“. Lyrics: Farewell and adieu To you Spanish Ladies Farewell and adieu To you ladies of Spain For we’ve received orders For to sail for Old England But we hope in a short time To see you again We’ll rant and we’ll roar Like true British sailors We’ll rant and we’ll roar Along the salt seas Until we strike soundings In the Channel of Old England From Ushant to Scilly Is thirty-five leagues We hove our ship to With the wind from sou’west, boys We hove our ship to Our soundings for to see Then the signal was made For the grand fleet to anchor And all in the Downs That night for to meet We’ll rant and we’ll roar Like true British sailors We’ll rant and we’ll roar Along the salt seas Until we strike soundings In the Channel of Old England From Ushant to Scilly Is thirty-five leagues Now let every man Toss off a full bumper Now let every man Toss off a full bowl And we’ll drink and be merry And drown melancholy Singing, here’s