Blood Red Roses

Our boots and clothes are all in pawn

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

And its flamin' drafty 'round Cape Horn

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

My dear old mother said to me

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

My dearest son, come home from sea

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

It's 'round Cape Horn we all must go

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

'Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

You've got your advance, and to sea you'll go

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

To chase them whales through the frost and snow

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

It's 'round Cape Horn you've got to go

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

For that is where them whalefish blow

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

It's growl you may, but go you must

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

If you growl too much your head they'll bust

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Just one more pull and that will do

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

For we're the boys to kick her through

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down

Oh, ye pinks and posies

Go down, ye blood red roses, Go down