Rolling Home To Old New England

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Call all hands to man the capstan
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See the cable running clear
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Heave away and with a will, boys
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To new England we will steer


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
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Rolling home to old New England
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Rolling home dear land to thee


[Verse 2]
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Round Cape Horn one frosty morning
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With our sails all full of snow
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Clear your sheets and sway your halyards
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Swing her out and let her go


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee



[Verse 3]
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Up aloft among the rigging
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Blows a wild and rushing gale
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Like a monsoon in the springtime
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Filling out each well-known sail


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee


[Verse 4]
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And the waves we leave behind us
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Seem to murmur as they flow
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There's a hearty welcome waiting
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In the land to which you go


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee


[Verse 5]
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And the girl you love so dearly
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She’ll be constant, kind and true
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When you press her to your bosom
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All your fondest vows renew


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee


[Verse 6]
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But to Australia’s lovely daughters
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We have bid a fond adieu
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And we’ll ne’er forget the hours
         E                  A
That we happily spent with you.


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee


[Verse 7]
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Twice five thousand miles behind us
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Twice five thousand miles before
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Now we’re passing Saint Helena
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Heading for New England’s shore


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
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Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee


[Verse 8]
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And we'll sing in joyful chorus
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Through the watches of the night,
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We’ll sight the shores of old New England
          E                  A
When the dawn brings in the light


[Chorus]
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Rolling home, rolling home
                         D
Rolling home across the sea
         E              A
Rolling home to old New England
         E                  A
Rolling home dear land to thee