Andrew Rose

歌詞

Andrew Rose, the British sailor Now to you his wrongs I'll name 'Twas on the passage from Barbados All on board of the Martha Jane And wasn't that most cruel usage Not a friend to interpose? When they've whipped and stripped and mangled The British sailor, Andrew Rose Up aloft the Captain sent him Naked and with nothing on While the mate did follow after Flogging till the blood did run In in a harness cask they put him Seven days they kept him there When for mercy he did venture None to help him didn't dare And sasn't that most cruel usage Without a friend to interpose? How they've whipped and mangled, gagged and strangled The British sailor, Andrew Rose So for long they did ill-use him Till in Liverpool they lie The Judge he heard the shameful story "Captain Rodgers, you must die!" And then his friends and near relations Cheered him after all his woes Don't ever treat a British sailor Like they did poor Andrew Rose