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



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