It's a famous three-masted ship, sleek like a bird
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Eighteen knots, four hundred tons
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I'm proud to be a sailor on her
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Hold the helm fast and hold the wind
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God willing, always straight ahead
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We'll sail all the way to San Francisco
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I'm leaving for long months, leaving Margot
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Thinking of it, my heart was heavy
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As we pass the lights of Saint-Malo
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They say money flows over there in torrents
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You find gold at the bottom of the streams
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I'll bring back several ingots
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One day I'll return loaded with gifts
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Home again I'll go see Margot
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I'll slip a ring onto her finger
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Hold the course steady and hold the swell
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On the sea that's arching its broad back
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We'll sail all the way to San Francisco
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It's a famous three-masted ship, sleek like a bird
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Eighteen knots, four hundred tons
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I'm proud to be a sailor on her