Way down on the Congo River
Blow boys blow!
Where fever makes the white man shiver
Blow me bullyboys blow!
A Yankee ship came down the river
Her masts and yards they shone like silver
What do think she had for cargo?
Why "black sheep" that had run the embargo
What do you think that they had for breakfast?
The starboard side of an old sou'wester.
What do you think that they had for dinner?
Hot water broth but a little bit thinner.
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What do you think that they had for supper?
Belaying-pin pie and a roll in the scupper.
Yonder comes the Arrow packet
She fires her guns can't you hear the racket
And who do you think was the skipper of her?
Why, Bully Hayes, the nigger lover
Who do you think was first mate of her?
Why, Shanghai Brown, the sailor robber
So blow me boys and blow forever
Why blow me down the Congo River
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