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1.
We're sailing down the river from Liverpool,
heave away, Santy Anno.
'Round Cape Horn to 'Frisco Bay,
all on the plains of Mexico.
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So heave her up and away we'll go,
heave away, Santy Anno.
Heave her up and away we'll go,
all on the plains of Mexico.
2.
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully good crew,
heave away, Santy Anno.
A downeast Yankee for her captain, too,
all on the plains of Mexico.
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3.
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
heave away, Santy Anno.
There's plenty of gold, so I've been told,
way out West to Californio.
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4.
Back in the days of Forty-nine,
heave away, Santy Anno.
Those are the days of the good old times,
all on the plains of Mexico.
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5.
When Zacharias Taylor gained the day,
heave away, Santy Anno.
He made poor Santy run away,
all on the plains of Mexico.
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6.
General Scott and Taylor, too,
heave away, Santy Anno.
Made poor Santy meet his Waterloo
all on the plains of Mexico.
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7.
When I leave the ship, I will settle down,
heave away, Santy Anno.
And marry a girl named Sally Brown,
all on the plains of Mexico.
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8.
Santy Anno was a good old man,
heave away, Santy Anno.
Till he got into war with your Uncle Sam,
all on the plains of Mexico.
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