Oh the Shannandoah's a good ship's name, from New York town came she
Captain been an Irish man O' Donnal was his name
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Hurrah! Hurrah! for the gals o' Dub-a-lin Town
Hurrah for the bonnie green flag an' the Harp without the Crown!
The Captain been an Irish man a coming from Dub-a-lin town
And the flag he flew on our mast head was the Harp without the Crown!
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'Twas on the 17th of March, we lay in Mobile bay
Our Captain and all the Irishmen did celebrate the day
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Oh the seamen all being union men hailing from Dub-a-lin town
And the flag we flew at our masthead was the Harp without the Crown!
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And now we're finished loading, and homeward we will sail
May the lord above protect us love from a wintery gale
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We'll send aloft our canvas lads and work without a frown
And underneath a monkey gaff lies the Harp without the Crown!
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And now we're in the channel boys, those lovely sights to see
Them highland hills and lowland dells bring memories to me
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And we pa** the Bally light and the ship can be seen from town
And the girls all shout here comes our ship of the Harp without the Crown!
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And now that we are landing, and safe on Dub-a-lin key
We'll bid goodbye to the Shannandoah and forget the bleeding sea
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And we drink strong ale and whiskey, and pa** the gla** around
Good luck to the bonnie Shannandoah and the Harp without the Crown!
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