Victoria Nautical Song Circle's
February 2002 Song Of The Month


BONEY

Halliard Shanty

Boney was a warrior,
  Way-hey-oh!
A warrior, a warrior,
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
Boney beat the Prussians,
  Way-hey-oh!
Then he fought the Russians.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
Boney went to school in France,
  Way-hey-oh!
Learned to make the Russians dance.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
Boney marched to Moscow,
  Way-hey-oh!
Lost his army in the snow.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
We licked him in Trafalgar Bay,
  Way-hey-oh!
Carried 'is main topmast away.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
'Twas on the plains of Waterloo,
  Way-hey-oh!
He met the lad to kick him through.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
He met the Duke of Wellington
  Way-hey-oh!
Then his downfall was begun.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
Boney went a-cruisin'
  Way-hey-oh!
Aboard the bully-Ruffian.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
They sent him into exile,
  Way-hey-oh!
He died upon St. Helena's isle
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
He was a rorty general,
  Way-hey-oh!
A rorty, snorty general.
  Jean Fran-cois!
 
Boney was a warrior
  Way-hey-oh!
A warrior, a warrior
  Jean Fran-cois!
 


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