Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, (alt: "...fair Spanish ladies") Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; For we have received orders (alt: "...'re under orders") For to sail to old England, But we hope in a short time to see you again. (alt: "And we may ne'er see you fair ladies again.") (Chorus:) We'll rant and we'll roar, like true British sailors, We'll rant and we'll roar across the salt seas; (alt: "We'll range and we'll roam all on the salt seas;") Until we strike soundings In the Channel of old England, From Ushant to Scilly 'tis thirty-five leagues. (alt: "34" or "45".[8]) Then we hove our ship to, with the wind at the sou'west, my boys, (alt: "We hove our ship to, with the wind from sou'west, boys,") Then we hove our ship to, for to strike soundings clear; (alt: "...deep soundings to take;" "...for to make soundings clear;") Then we filled the main topsail (alt: "'Twas 45 (or 55) fathoms with a white sandy bottom") And bore right away, my boys, (alt: "So we squared our main yard") And straight up the Channel of old England did steer. (alt: "And up channel did make." or "...did steer") So the first land we made, it is called the Deadman, (alt: "The first land we sighted was callèd the Dodman") Next Ram Head, off Plymouth, Start, Portland, and the Wight; (alt: "Next Rame Head off Plymouth, Start, Portland, and Wight;") We sailèd by Beachy, (alt: "We sailed by Beachy / by Fairlight and Dover") By Fairly and Dungeness, And then bore away for the South Foreland light. (alt: "Until we brought to for..." or "And then we bore up for...") Now the signal it was made for the grand fleet to anchor (alt: "Then the signal was made...") All in the Downs that night for to meet; (alt: "...that night for to lie;") Then stand by your stoppers, (alt: "Let go your shank painter, / Let go your cat stopper") See clear your shank painters, Hawl all your clew garnets, stick out tacks and sheets. (alt: "Haul up your clewgarnets, let tack and sheets fly") Now let every man take off his full bumper, (alt: "Now let ev'ry man drink off his full bumper,") Let every man take off his full bowl; (alt: "And let ev'ry man drink off his full glass;") For we will be jolly (alt: "We'll drink and be jolly") And drown melancholy, With a health to each jovial and true hearted soul. (alt: "And here's to the health of each true-hearted lass.")