Seán Dagher's Shanty of the Week 59 Billy Riley

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0:00 Intro
0:03 Opening Theme
0:13 Presentation
1:57 Teaching the bits
2:17 The song
4:23 Acknowledgements
4:43 Closing Theme
4:59 Gerbette

59 Billy Riley - Lyrics

1. Old Billy Riley was a dancing master.
Old Billy Riley, yo, ho!
Old Billy Riley, screw him up so cheerily.
Old Billy Riley, yo ho!

2. Old Billy Riley was a master of a drogher.

3. Old Billy Riley was a ladies man.

4. Old Billy Riley and his little Mrs. Riley.

5. Old Sally Racket was of Kingston town.
I spent quite a packet on her silken gown.

6. We loaded our packet with some sugar and rum.
Goodbye to Jamaica, and the girls and sun.

7. We're bound to the northward to the ice and the snow.
We're bound to the north, up to the ice and snow.

8. When we get back to Bristol Town,
We'll drink and we dance, and sorrow will be drowned.