A halyard shanty collected by A.L.Lloyd in 1954 from Ted Howard of Barry, Wales. It started aboard ships carrying sugar and rum form the West Indies to Bristol and Liverpool.
Oh the rain it rains all day long,
Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley,
And the northern wind, it blows so strong,
Bold Riley-o has gone away.
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Goodbye my darling,
goodbye my dear-o
Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley,
Goodbye my darlin',
goodbye my dear-o,
Bold Riley-o has gone away.
Well come on, Mary, don't look glum,
Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley,
Come White-stocking Day you'll be drinkin' rum
Bold Riley-o has gone away.
We're outward bound for the Bengal Bay,
Bold Riley-o, Bold Riley,
Get bending, me lads, it's a hell-of-a-way,
Bold Riley-o has gone away.
