Warren Fahey: Sydney Folklore Project

SITE SOURCE: Sydney Folklore Project - Section 7: MARITIME

The Song of the 'Sydney'

The Emden, a cultured rover,
To the Indian seas sailed over,
She sank our traders by the score,
And kindly sent the crew ashore.
But she showed her heels to our man of war,

So the crew of the cunning rover,
Were living in fields of clover,
With a Hip! Hip! Hip! Hooray!

But up steamed the 'Sydney' cruiser,
The Emden couldn't refuse her,
We fired our starboard battery,
We fired our port-guns, one, two, three,
And sent her down to the bottom of the sea,
Where the pirates cannot use her.

So three cheers for the gallant cruiser
With a Hip! Hip! Hip!
And a Hip! Hip! Hip! Hooray.