O, around Cape Horn we are bound to go
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Around Cape Horn through the sleet and snow,
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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Blow boys blow, for Califor-ni-o
There's plenty of gold so I've been told
On the banks of Sacramento.
2. Oh around the Horn with a mainskys'l set,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Around Cape Horn an' we're all wringin' wet.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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3. Oh, around Cape Horn in the month o' May,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Oh, around Cape Horn is a very long way.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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4. Them Dago gals we do adore,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
They all drink vino an' ask for more.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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5. Them Spanish gals ain't got no combs,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
They comb their locks with tunny-fish bones.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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6. To the Sacramento we're bound away,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
To the Sacramento's a hell o' a way.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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7. We're the buckos for to make 'er go,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
All the way to the Sacramento.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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8. We're the bullies for to kick her through,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Roll down the hill with a hullabaloo.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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9. Starvation an' ease in a Yankee ship,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
We're the bullies for to make 'er rip.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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10. Santander Jim is a mate from hell,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
With fists o' iron an' feet as well.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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11. Breast yer bars an' bend yer backs,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Heave an' make yer spare ribs crack.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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12. Round the Horn an' up to the Line,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
We're the bullies for to make 'er shine,
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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13. We'll crack it on, on a big skiyoot,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Ol' Bully Jim is a bloody big brute.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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14. Oh, a bully ship wid a bully crew,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
But the mate is a bastard through an' through.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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15. Ninety days to 'Frisco Bay,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Ninety days is damn good pay.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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16. Oh, them wuz the days of the good ol' times,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Back in the days of the Forty-nine.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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17. Sing an' heave an' heave an' sing,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
Heave an' make them handspikes spring.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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18. An' I wish to God I'd niver bin born,
To me hoodah! To me hoodah!
To go a-ramblin' round Cape Horn.
To me hoodah, hoodah, day!
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