Now as we were a -sailing down
by the Spanish shore,
Where the drums they do beat
and the loud cannon do roar,
It's there we spied a lofty army
go bearing over the main,
Oh, which causes us to
hoist our boat
topmost sail again.
Oh, our captain says, be ready,
oh, he says, me boys, stand true.
To face the Spanish army
we lately did pursue.
Ah, to face the Spanish army,
lay long the ocean wide,
and without a good protection,
the boys will take the first broadside.
Oh, for broadside and broadside
these vessels o 'er they went,
For sinking one an other
it was their full intent
At the very second broadside
our captain he got slain
And a damsel jumped in his place
to give command again
Oh, we fought for nearly four hours,
for four hours or more,
till we had scarce a man on board
our gallant ship to steer,
till we had scarce a man on
board to fire off a gun,
While the blood from a deck
like a river it did run.
Of a quarter, of a quarter,
the Spanish boys did cry,
Ye've had the best a quarter,
the damsel did reply.
Ah, but you've earned
the best of quarter,
the day we can afford.
You must fight, sink or swim,
boys, or jump overboard.
And so now the war is over
and we'll take a glass of wine.
You shall drink to your true love
and I will drink to mine
And dear is her health
unto that damsel
who fought all on the main
Oh, she has a royal gallant ship
and the Rainbow is her name
Thank you. Thank you. Thank