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Roll Alabama Roll 
(alternate:) 
Roll Alabama Roll 
When the Alabama's keel was laid Roll, Alabama, Roll It was laid in the yards of Jonathan Laird O roll, Alabama, roll 
It was laid in the yards of Jonathan Laird It was laid in the town of Birkenhead 
Down Mersey way she sailed then Liverpool fitted her with guns and men 
Down mersey way she sailed forth To destroy the commerce of the North 
To Cherbourg harbor she sailed one day To collect her share of the prize money 
And many a sailor saw his doom When the Yankee Kearsage hove into view 
A shot from the forward pivot that day Blew the Alabama's steering gear away 
Off the three mile limit in sixty-four She sank to the bottom of the ocean floor 
note: tune ROLLALAB from Shanties of the Seven Seas, Hugill tune ROLLALB2 is more commonly sung. source? RG