I picked up a copy of Shanties from the Seven Seas collected by Stan Hugill for 50p last week.
It's a smashing book, and prompted my to take a stab at this well known shanty. I was also enthused to pick up my old Cadbury's tin guitar after re-posting my Merle Haggard vid.

I'm plugged into my little amp and have added a little reverb. Unfortunately I didn't see fit to move the amp from behind me to a position closer to the camera, therefore most of the sound is disappearing up my ample ass!

Lyrics (I got a few wrong...Should have worn my spectacles!)

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies,
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain.
For we have received orders for to sail to old England.
But we hope in a short time to see you again.

Chorus
We'll rant and we'll roar, like true British sailors,
We'll rant and we'll roar across the salt seas.
'Till we strike soundings in the Channel of old England,
From Ushant to Scilly 'tis thirty-five leagues.

We hove our ship to, with the wind at sou'west, boys,
We hove our ship to, for to take soundings clear.
In fifty-five fathoms with a fine sandy bottom,
We filled up our maintops'l, up channel did steer.

The first land we made was a point called the Deadman,
Next Ramshead off Plymouth, Start, Portland and Wight.
We sailed then by Beachie, by Fairlee and Dover,
Then bore straight away for the South Foreland Light.

Now the signal was made for the Grand Fleet to anchor,
We clewed up our top'ls, struck out tacks and sheets.
We stood by our stoppers, we brailed in our spankers,
And anchored ahead of the noblest of fleets.

Let every man here drink up his full bumper,
Let every man here drink up his full bowl.
And let us be jolly and drown melancholy,
Drink a health to each jovial an' true-hearted souls.