Rio Grande (ft. Bill Toner)

Jesse Ferguson (Cornwall, Ontario) and Bill Toner (Saint John, New Brunswick) perform traditional sea shanty "Rio Grande" (Roud 317). This is a distance collaboration between the singers. Lyrics below.

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Rio Grande
(traditional [Roud 317], arrang. J. Ferguson, 2024)

V1.
Oh, say, was you ever in Rio Grande?
Away, you Rio!
Oh, was you ever on that strand?
For we're bound for the Rio Grande!

Chorus:
And it’s away, you Rio!
Away, you Rio!
Sing fare you well, you pretty young girls,
for we're bound for the Rio Grande.

V2.
Oh, New York town is no place for me, etc.
I'll pack up my bag, and I’ll go to sea, etc.

V3.
Our good ship’s a-going out over the bar, etc.
And we'll point her bow for the bright southern star, etc.

V4.
We're a deep-water ship with a deep-water crew, etc.
You can stick to the coast, but we're damned if we do, etc.

V5.
We'll sell our salt cod for molasses and rum, etc.
And get home again 'fore Thanksgiving has come, etc.

V6.
And goodbye, fair ladies we know in this town, etc.
We've left you enough for to buy a silk gown, etc.

V7.
In Saint John, New Brunswick, the liquor is free, etc.
But in Cornwall city, the girls are pretty, etc.

V8.
Sing goodbye to Sally and goodbye to Sue, etc.
And you who are listening, goodbye to you, etc.