THE BUCKLAND SHAG SONGBOOK - Perth Morris Men

Roll, Alabama, Roll
When the Alabama's keel was laid,
Roll, Alabama, roll
'Twas laid in the yard of Jonathan Laird,
Roll, Alabama, roll
'Twas laid in the yard of Jonathan Laird,
Roll, Alabama, roll
That is in the town of Birkenhead,
Roll, Alabama, roll
Down Mersey way she sailed then,
Roll, Alabama, roll
And Liverpool fitted her with guns and men,
Roll, Alabama, roll
Down Mersey way she sailed forth,
Roll, Alabama, roll
To destroy the commerce of the north,
Roll, Alabama, roll
To Cherbourg port she sailed one day,
Roll, Alabama, roll
To collect her dues in prize money,
Roll, Alabama, roll
Then many a sailor saw his doom,
Roll, Alabama, roll
When the Kearsage she hove in view,
Roll, Alabama, roll
A shot from the forward cannon that day,
Roll, Alabama, roll
Shot the Alabama's bows away,
Roll, Alabama, roll
Off the three-mile limit in '65,
Roll, Alabama, roll
The Alabama went to her grave,
Roll, Alabama, roll
The Buckland Shag Morris Men
A Dancing Tradition since 1987
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