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.

        [bad word] 
        We will rant and we'll roar like [bad word] British sailors,
        We'll rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea.
        Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England;
        From Ushant to Scilly is thirty five leagues.[2]

    We hove our ship to with the wind from sou'west, boys
    We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take;
    'Twas forty-five fathoms[3] , with a white sandy bottom,
    So we squared our main yard and up channel did make.

    [bad word] 
    The first land we sighted was called the Dodman,
    Next Rame Head off Plymouth, Start, Portland and Wight;
    We sailed by Beachy, by Fairlight and Dover,
    And then we bore up for the South Foreland light.

    [bad word] 
    Then the signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor,
    And all in the Downs that night for to lie;
    Let go your shank painter, let go your cat stopper![4]
    Haul up your clewgarnets, let tacks and sheets fly![5]

    [bad word] 
    Now let ev'ry man drink off his full bumper,
    And let ev'ry man drink off his full glass;
    We'll drink and be jolly and drown melancholy,
    And here's to the health of each [bad word] hearted lass.

    [bad word]