Blood Red Roses lyrics

Our boots and clothes are all in pawn

Go down, you blood red roses, Go down

It’s flamin’ drafty ’round Cape Horn

Go down, you blood red roses, Go down

Oh, you pinks and posies

Go down, you blood red roses, Go down

My dear old mother said to me,

My dearest son, come home from sea.

It’s ’round Cape Horn we all must go

‘Round Cape Horn in the frost and snow.

You’ve got your advance, and to sea you’ll go

To chase them whales through the frost and snow.

It’s ’round Cape Horn you’ve got to go,

For that is where them whalefish blow.

It’s growl you may, but go you must,

If you growl too much your head they’ll bust.

Just one more pull and that will do

For we’re the boys to kick her through.