| There’s some who say a Sailor’s life is full of sport and leisure
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| Just a grand old time upon the raging main.
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| But boys the work is tough and there’s little time for pleasure
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| When you’re fighting rummeling seas and hurricanes.
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| So heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| The anchor’s weighed, the course it set, and now we’re homeward bound!
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| Heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| Tonight we’ll be a dancing with the girls of Derrtyown!
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| The captain and the crew are well seasoned on the ocean,
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| So what care we for weather rain or shine?
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| Our ship is sound and sure, and when she’s in full motion,
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| There’s not a faster clipper on the line!
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| So heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| The anchor’s weighed, the course it set, and now we’re homeward bound!
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| Heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| Tonight we’ll be a dancing with the girls of Derrtyown!
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| We’ve sailed to South America, New Zealand and Australia,
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| To Halifax, New York and Baltimore.
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| Can never report of call. |
| Sure we’ve stories to regail ya'.
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| For on the shore we likes to rant and roar!
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| So heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| The anchor’s weighed, the course it set, and now we’re homeward bound!
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| Heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| Tonight we’ll be a dancing with the girls of Derrtyown!
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| So heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| The anchor’s weighed, the course it set, and now we’re homeward bound!
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| Heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| Tonight we’ll be a dancing with the girls of Derrtyown!
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| We’re sailing up Loch Voil. |
| Thank God the journey’s ended.
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| There’s lassies waiting there at Derry’s quay!
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| We’ve money for to spend and girls to help us spend it.
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| We’ll live like kings until we sail away!
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| So heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| The anchor’s weighed, the course it set, and now we’re homeward bound!
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| Heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| Tonight we’ll be a dancing with the girls of Derrtyown!
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| So heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| The anchor’s weighed, the course it set, and now we’re homeward bound!
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| Heave away! |
| (Heave away!) Haul away! |
| (Haul away!)
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| Tonight we’ll be a dancing with the girls of Derrtyown! |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Girls of Derry , by - The Irish Rovers. Song from the album The Irish Rovers 50 Years - Vol. 2, in the genre Кельтская музыка