Farewell and adieu ya fair Spanish Ladies,
Farewell and adieu ya ladies of Spain;
We just received orders to sail for New England,
And we very soon hope to see you again.
And we'll rant and we'll roar, like true Yankee Whalermen
And we'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below,
Until we sight Gay Head above Martha's Vineyard
Straight up the channel to New Bedford we'll roll.
We hold our ship to, with the wind at So'west boys
We hold our ship to, for to make soundings clear;
At 55 fathoms with a fine sandy bottom,
We fuled our main topsail and for home we did steer.
And we'll rant and we'll roar, like true Yankee Whalermen
And we'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below,
Until we sight Gay Head above Martha's Vineyard,
Straight up the channel to New Bedford we'll roll.
Let everyone here, drink up their full bumper,
Let everyone here, drink up a full bowl.
And laugh and be jolly and we'll banish melancholy,
Saying here's to the health of all good parted souls.
(Chorus - Repeat)
And we'll rant and we'll roar, like true Yankee Whalermen
And we'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below.
Until we sight Gay Head above Martha's Vineyard,
Straight up the channel to New Bedford we'll roll.