Oh was you ever on the Congo River
Blow boys blow
Black Fever makes the white man shiver
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A Yankee ship came down the river
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Her masts and yards they shone like silver
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So blow me boys and blow forever
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Why blow me down that Congo River
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Now what do you think she had for cargo
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Why black sheep that had run the embargo
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Now what do you think they had for dinner
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Why a monkeys heart and a donkeys liver
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So blow me boys and blow forever
Blow boys blow
Why blow me down that Congo River
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Now yonder comes the Arrow packet
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She fires her guns can't you hear the racket
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Now who do you think was the skipper of her
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Why Bully Hayes the sailor of her
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So blow me boys and blow forever
Blow boys blow
Why blow me down that Congo River
Blow me bullyboys blow