Roll, Alabama, Roll

When the Alabama's keel was laid
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It was laid in the yards of Jonathan Laird
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

When the Alabama's keel was laid
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It was laid in the town of Birkenhead
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

Down the Mersey channel she sailed then
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Liverpool fitted her with guns and men
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

From the western isles she then sailed forth
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To destroy the commerce of the North
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

To Cherbourg harbor she sailed one day
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To collect her share of the prize money
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

And many a sailor saw his doom
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When the Yankee Kearsage hove into view
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

A shot from the forward pivot that day
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Blew the Alabama's stern away
O Roll, Alabama, Roll

Off the three mile limit in sixty-four
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She sank to the bottom of the ocean floor
O Roll, Alabama, Roll