| Lyrics: | Tommy's Gone to Hilo
My Tommy's gone, what shall I do?
Away, Hilo!
My
Tommy's gone, what shall I do?
Tommy's gone to Hilo!
Now, Tommy's gone and I'll
go too,
My Tommy's gone and I'll go too.
Now, Pull her up and show her
clew,
We'll h'ist her up and show her clew.
One more pull and that will do.
(2x)
Tommy's gone to Baltimore
And where they carry the cotton
ashore.
Now, pull away my bully boys,
Oh, pull away and make some
noise.
Now, Tommy's gone to Mobile Bay,
Tommy's gone to Mobile
Bay.
A-screwin' cotton by the day (2x)
My Tommy's gone, they say to
Bombay,
Tommy's gone, they say to Bombay.
From Doerflinger, Shanteymen and
Shanteyboys
Note: Halyard Shantey. Hilo is really Ilo, a south Peruvian port
active in the
guano trade. According to Hugill, invariably sung
High-Low.
@sailor
@parting
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