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Played By [[PCs:Aneirin_Menelaos|Aneirin Menelaos]]<br>
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<br>Author unknown<br>
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*somewhat slow and melancholy*<br>
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~ Farewell an’ so long to ye fair M'chek ladies, ~<br>
~ Farewell an’ so long ye ladies of M'chek, ~<br>
~ For we’ gotten orders for to sail nor' fer Kuras, ~<br>
~ An’ hope one day to see you again. ~<br>
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*picks up with energetic plucking and with one leg stomps*<br>
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Stomp-Stomp-Stomp-Stomp<br>
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~ We’ll rant an’ we’ll roar, like true kuras sailors, ~<br>
~ We’ll rant an’ we’ll rave across th' salt seas, ~<br>
~ ‘Till we strike soundings in th' Channel off Andarr, ~<br>
~ From Dormiria to Stalwart is thirty-four leagues. ~<br>
~ From Dormiria to Stalwart is thirty-four leagues. ~<br>
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Stomp-Stomp-Stomp-Stomp<br>
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~ We hove our ship to, with th' wind at sou’west, ~<br>
~ We hove our ship to, fer to take soundin's clear. ~<br>
~ In fifty-five fathoms with a fine sandy bottom, ~<br>
~ We filled our maintops’l, up Channel did steer ~<br>
~ Aye, We filled our maintops’l, up Channel did steer ~<br>
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~ Th' first land we made was a point called th' Deadman, ~<br>
~ ner th' Hidden isles, way off of Stalwart. ~<br>
~ We sailed up th' blood coast, jus' pass'd ol' Cape Cold, ~<br>
~ Th'n bore straight away for th' Stormrift bay. ~<br>
~ An' Th'n bore straight away for th' Stormrift bay. ~<br>
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Stomp-Stomp-Stomp-Stomp<br>
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~ Now th' signal was made for us t' drop anchor, ~<br>
~ We clewed up our tops’ls, struck our tacks an' sheets. ~<br>
~ We stood by our stoppers, we brail'd in our spankers, ~<br>
~ An' anchored ahead of th' noblest of fleets. ~<br>
~ Aye we anchored ahead of th' noblest of fleets. ~<br>
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Stomp-Stomp-Stomp-Stomp<br>
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~ Let every man 'ere drink up his full bumper, ~<br>
~ Let every man here drink up his full bowl, ~<br>
~ And let us be jolly and drown melancholy, ~<br>
~ Drink a health to each jovial an’ true-hearted soul. ~<br>
~ Aye Drink a health to each jovial an’ true-hearted soul. ~<br>
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[[Category:Songs|Ode to Ferrell]] [[Category:Songs by Aneirin Menelaos]]