Well the Alabama's keel was laid
(Roll, Alabama, roll!)
It was laid in the yard of Jonathan Laird
(Oh, roll, Alabama, roll!) [repeat throughout]
It was laid in the yard of Jonathan Laird
It was laid in the town of Birkenhead
Down the Mersey channel she sailéd then
And Liverpool fitted her with guns and men
Down the Mersey channel she sailéd forth
to exploit the commerce of the north
Into Cherbourg Harbour she sailed one day
To take her share of prize money
And many a sailor saw his doom
When the Kearsarge she sailed into view
A shot from the forward pivot that day
Blew the Alabama's steering away
Oh the three-mile limit, in sixty-four
And she sank to the bottom of the ocean floor
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