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1							ROLLING DOWN TO OLD MAUI	1
2							sung (but not written) by Stan Rogers	2
	It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo,						It's a damn tough life, full of toil and strife, we whalermen undergo,
	And we won't give a damn when the gales are done how hard the						And we won't give a damn when the gales are done how hard the
	winds did blow,						winds did blow,
	For we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship						For we're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds with a good ship
1	taut and free,						taught and free,	1
	And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls						And we won't give a damn when we drink our rum with the girls
	from old Maui.						from old Maui.
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1	[Chorus:]							1
	Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,						Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
	We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.						We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
	Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and						Once more we sail with the northerly gales through the ice and
	wind and rain, Them coconut fronds, them tropical shores, we soon						wind and rain, Them coconut fronds, them tropical shores, we soon
	shall see again;						shall see again;
	Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea,						Six hellish months we've passed away on the cold Kamchatka sea,
	But now we're bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.						But now we're bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui.
3							(chorus)	3
2	[Chorus:]							2
	Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home,						Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home,
	Our whaling done, our mainmast sprung, and we ain't got far to roam;						Our whaling done, our mainmast sprung, and we ain't got far to roam;
	Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound,						Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound,
	A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.						A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.
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3	[Chorus:]							3
	How soft the breeze through the island						How soft the breeze through the island
	trees, now the ice is far astern,						trees, now the ice is far astern,
	Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return;						Them native maids, them tropical glades, is awaiting our return;
	Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see,						Even now their big brown eyes look out, hoping some fine day to see,
5	Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui						Our baggy sails, running 'fore the gales, rolling down to old Maui.	5
6							(chorus)	6
	[Chorus]						Extracted from /pub/music/lyrics/files/misc.folk/songs.txt
3							by Doug Henkle "henkle@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu"	3

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