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Artist: Jolly Rogers
Canonical path: /jolly-rogers/congo-river
Related lyric paths: 6
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Congo River
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Congo River
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Was you never down the Congo River?
Blow, boys, blow
Black fever makes the white man shiver
Blow, me bully boys, blow
A Irish ship came down the River
Blow, boys, blow
Her masts and yards, they shone like silver
Blow, me bully boys, blow
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow
And Yonder comes the Arrow packet
Blow, boys, blow
She fires her guns. Can't you hear the racket?
Blow, me bully boys, blow
And Who do you think is the skipper of her?
Blow, boys, blow
Ol' Bully Hayes the sailor robber
Blow, me bully boys, blow
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow
Oh, what do you think she had for cargo?
Blow, boys, blow
Why, black sheep daa had run the embargo
Blow, me bully boys, blow
And what do you think they had for dinner?
Blow, boys, blow
Why a frenchman's heart and a scotsman's liver
Blow, me bully boys, blow
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow
Oh! Blow me boys and blow for ever!
Blow, boys, blow
Hey! Blow me down that Congo River!
Blow, me bully boys, blow
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