Peter Bellamy - The Gallant Frigate Amphitrite Lyrics

Our gallant ship the Amphitrite, she lay in Plymouth Sound
Blue Peter at the fore-mast head for she was outward bound
We were waiting there for orders to send us far from home
Our orders came for Rio, and thence around Cape Horn

When we arrived at Rio we prepared for heavy gales
We set up all our rigging, boys, and bent on all new sails
From ship to ship they cheered us as we did sail along
And wished us pleasant weather in the rounding of Cape Horn

When beating off Magellan it blew exceeding hard
While shortening sail, two gallant tars fell from the tops'l yard
By angry seas the ropes we threw from their poor hands was torn
We were forced to leave them for the sharks that prowl around Cape Horn

When we got round the Horn, my boys, we had some glorious days
And very soon our killick dropped into Valparaiso Bay
The pretty girls came round in flocks, I solemnly declare
They're far before the Plymouth girls with their long and their curly hair

For they love a jolly sailor when he spends his money free
They'll laugh and sing and merry merry be and have a jovial spree
And when your money is all gone, they won't on you impose
They're not like the Plymouth girls that'll pawn and sell your clothes

Farewell to Valparaiso, and farewell for a while
Likewise to all your Spanish girls along the coast of Chile
And if ever I live to be paid off, I'll sit and'll sing this song
God bless those pretty Spanish girls we left around Cape Horn