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A noble whale ship and commander Called the Catalpa, they say Came out to Western Australia And took six poor Fenians away So come all you screw warders and jailers Remember Perth regatta day Take care of the rest of your Fenians Or the Yankees will steal them away Seven long years had they served here And seven long more had to stay For defending their country Old Ireland For that they were banished away You kept them in Western Australia Till their hair began to turn grey When a Yank from the States of America Came out here and stole them away Now all the Perth boats were a-racing And making short tacks for the spot But the Yankee she tacked into Fremantle And took the best prize of the lot The Georgette armed with bold warriors Went out the poor Yanks to arrest But she hoisted her star-spangled banner Saying you'll not board me I guess So remember those six Fenians colonial s a And sing o'er these few verses with skill And remember the Yankee that stole them And the home that they left on the hill Now they've landed safe in America And there will be able to cry Hoist up the green flag and shamrock Hurrah for old Ireland we'll die This page has been viewed 1195 times This material might be copyrighted.

A noble whale ship and commander
Called the Catalpa, they say
Came out to Western Australia
And took six poor Fenians away

So come all you screw warders and jailers
Remember Perth regatta day
Take care of the rest of your Fenians
Or the Yankees will steal them away

Seven long years had they served here
And seven long more had to stay
For defending their country Old Ireland
For that they were banished away

You kept them in Western Australia
Till their hair began to turn grey
When a Yank from the States of America
Came out here and stole them away

Now all the Perth boats were a-racing
And making short tacks for the spot
But the Yankee she tacked into Fremantle
And took the best prize of the lot

The Georgette armed with bold warriors
Went out the poor Yanks to arrest
But she hoisted her star-spangled banner
Saying you'll not board me I guess

So remember those six Fenians colonial s a
And sing o'er these few verses with skill
And remember the Yankee that stole them
And the home that they left on the hill

Now they've landed safe in America
And there will be able to cry
Hoist up the green flag and shamrock
Hurrah for old Ireland we'll die

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