Roll Northumbria
The Dreadnoughts
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Em 'Twas late 65 at the old wall sea yardAm She was commissioned to haul the black tarC And built the Northumbria there on the barB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Verse 2]Em For when the Egyptians they closed the Red SeaAm And call came on high from the powers that beC To build a royal monster right down on the keyB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll me boysB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Verse 3]Em Carpathia Vengeance celestial callAm She was the tanker to out-size them allC From the banks of the Mersey to the port of the LaulB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Verse 4]Em And fair Princess Anne threw a bottle of wineAm And watch as the giants set down in the TyneContinúa después del anuncioC What lay ahead could no mortal divineB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll me boysB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Chorus]C D And it's one for the hot sun aboveB7 Em Two for the empire we loveC And it's three for the fire that burns down belowB7 Em Roll on NorthumbriaC Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Instrumental]Em Am C B7 C Em B7 Em [Chorus]C D And it's one for the hot sun aboveB7 Em Two for the empire we loveC And it's three for the fire that burns down belowB7 Em Roll on NorthumbriaC Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Verse 5]Em So come all ya good workmen beware the commandAm That comes down on high from the desk of a manC Who's never held steel or torch in his handsB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Verse 6]Em For atop a wild breaker the cracks in her frameAm Spilled her black guts all across the wild MaineC And she limped away through an ocean of flameB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll me boysB7 Em Roll Northumbria Roll [Chorus]C D And it's one for the hot sun aboveB7 Em Two for the empire we loveC And it's three for the fire that burns down belowB7 Em Roll on NorthumbriaC Em Roll Northumbria Roll