No.2644
Twas of an Admiral Famed
Admiral Benbow by his name
He fought on the raging main
You must know
Oh, the ship rocks up and down
And the shots are flying 'round
See enemy tumbling down
There they lay, there they lay
The ship rocks up and down
And the shots are flying 'round
See enemy tumbling down
There they lay, there they lay
Twas Reuben and Benbow
Fought the French, fought the French
Twas Reuben and Benbow
Fought the French
Down on his old stump he fell
And so loudly he did call
"Fight ye on my English lads
Tis my lot, 'tis my lot
Down on his old stump he fell
And so loudly he did call
"Fight ye on my English lads
Tis my lot, 'tis my lot
When the doctor dressed his wounds
Benbow cried, Benbow cried
When the doctor dressed his wounds
Benbow cried
Let a bed be fetched in haste
On the quarter deck be placed
That the enemy I might face
Till I die, till I die!
Let a bed be fetched in haste
On the quarter deck be placed
That the enemy I might face
Till I die, till I die!
On Tuesday morning last
Benbow died, Benbow died
On Tuesday morning last
Benbow died
What a shocking sight to see
As Benbow was carried away
He was carried to Kingston church
There he lay, there he lay
What a shocking sight to see
As Benbow was carried away
He was carried to Kingston church
There he lay, there he lay