A popular song from 1893 words by John Gilbert music by Henry Norman
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Come away, I say
Out where the sea gulls soar
I’ve a pirate’s berth, you can have the earth
For we see sad sights ashore
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Come away, I say
Out where the sea gulls soar
There’s liberty on the open sea
But we see sad sights ashore
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Get away, I say
Out where the sea gulls soar
The wife for me is my ship at sea
For we see sad sights ashore
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Get away, I say
Out where the sea gulls soar
If they don’t kill that silver bill
You’ll see sad sights ashore
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Get away, I say,
Out where the sea gulls soar,
No whale or shark can harm our barque,
We see sad sights ashore.
6. In the game each fellow gets a throw,
We see sad sights ashore.
No man is lynched without a show,
We see sad sights ashore.
He gets a dose of rope and lead,
On land, if he’s white or black or red,
They hang him first then try him dead
We see sad sights ashore
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Get away, I say
Out where the sea gulls soar
There’s no excuse for this abuse
We see sad sights ashore