shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go at the liverpool docks at the break of the day i saw a flash packet bound westward away she was bound for the westward where the wild waters flow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go oh the time of her sailing is now drawing nigh stand by all you lovers well wish you goodbye with a pair of clean heels to you now we will show shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go and now were a leavin the sweet salthouse docks all the boys and the girls on the pierhead do flock all the boys and the girls are shouting hurrah shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go and now were a waiting in the mersey so free a waiting the tugboats to tow us to sea and well round the rock light where the salt tides do flow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go oh now shes home youre big topsails hold out you deep seas oh shes home for the night boys youll get no damn sleep come aft now god damn yours come aft make a show shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go and now were a sailin down the wild irish sea our passengers are merry and their hearts full of glee our sailors like tigers they walk to and fro shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go and now were a sailin the atlantic so wide and the hands are now ordered to scrub the ships side now then holystone boyos the bosun do blow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go and now we are off the banks of newfoundland where the bottom all fishes and fine yellow sand and the fishes they sing as they swim to and fro shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go and now were arriving in old new york town were bound for the bowery and let sorrows drown with our gals and our beer boys well let the song flow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go bound away ho bound away ho through the ice sleet and snow shes a liverpool packet oh lord let her go
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