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[Verse 1]
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Oh, there is a flash packet
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Flash packet of fame
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She hails from New York
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And the Dreadnought's her name
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She's bound to the west
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Where the stormy winds blow
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All away to the westward
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In the Dreadnought we'll go
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Derry down, down, down derry down


[Verse 2]
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With the gale at her back
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What a sight does she make
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A skippin' so merry
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With the west in her wake
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Her sailors like lions
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On the jacks to and fro
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She's the Liverpool packet
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Oh, Lord let her go!
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Derry down, down, down derry down


[Verse 3]
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Now the Dreadnought's a-sailing
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The Atlantic so wide
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While the high roaring seas
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Move along her black sides
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With her sails tight as wires
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And the Black Flag to show
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All away to the Dreadnought
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To the westward we'll go
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Derry down, down, down derry down


[Verse 4]
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Here's a health to the Dreadnought
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And all her brave crew
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To bold captain Willy
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And his officers too
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Talk about your flash packets
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Swallowtail, Black Ball
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The Dreadnought's the flyer
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That out sails them all!
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Derry down, down, down derry down