White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
Windlass Chantie
Windlass Chantie.
"Rolling Home.".
Pipe all hands to man the windlass,
See your cable is all clear,
For we are bound for Merry England,
And for England we will steer.
Let us all heave with a will, boys,
So our anchor we will trip,
And across the briny ocean
We will steer our gallant ship.
Chorus.
Rolling home, rolling home,
Rolling home across the sea;
Rolling home to Merry England,
Rolling home, dear land, to thee.
To New Zealand's lovely daughters
We will bid a fond adieu,
And we'll not forget the welcome
That we received from you.
Home once more in dear Old England,
Far across the raging main,
We'll be waiting, aye, and longing,
To be with you once again.
Chorus.
Rolling: home, rolling home,
Rolling home across the sea;
Rolling home to Merry England,
Rolling home, dear land, to thee.
"White Wings" can be obtained from all booksellers or from the publishers: The Brett Publishing Co., Auckland, New Zealand, R. B. Brett and Son, 134, Fleet Street, London.
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