Boney Was A Warrior

Album: Sea Shantys (1830)
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  • Boney was a warrior
    Away, a-yeah
    A warrior and a terrier
    Jean Francois

    Boney fought the Russians
    Away, a-yeah
    The Russians and the Prussians
    Jean Francois

    Moscow was a-blazing
    Away, a-yeah
    And Boney was a-raging
    Jean Francois

    Boney went to Elba
    Away, a-yeah
    Boney he came back again
    Jean Francois

    Boney went to Waterloo
    Away, a-yeah
    There he got his overthrow
    Jean Francois

    Then they took him off again
    Away, a-yeah
    Aboard the Billy Ruffian
    Jean Francois

    He went to Saint Helena,
    Away, a-yeah
    There he was a prisoner,
    Jean Francois

    Boney broke his heart and died
    Away, a-yeah
    Away in Saint Helena
    Jean Francois Lyrics from a song in Public Domain

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