Farewell and Adieu

Farewell and Adieu
Cadgwith Fishermen

We'll rant and we'll roar—like true British sailors,
We'll rant and we'll roar across the blue sea.
Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England,
From the Ushant to the Scillies is thirty five league.

Now the first land we sighted was the land called the Deadman,
Rame Head—Start Point—Isle of Wight on her lee.
Then lower your main topsails and furl up your spankers,
From the Ushant to the Scillies is thirty five league.
Heave and bust her.

In most versions, with Spain being the place of departure, the sailors are saying goodbye to 'Spanish Ladies' (the usual title), but its immense popularity is undoubtedly due to the homecoming nostalgia of sighting some of the well-known landmarks along the coast from the Scilly Isles to Southampton Water.