The Dreadnoughts - Roll northumbria

^Am'Twas late 65 at the old Wallsea yard ^AmShe was commissioned to h^Dmaul the black ^Amtar ^FAnd built the Northumbria^Dm there on the ^Ambar ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll

^AmFor when the Egyptians they closed the Red Sea ^AmAnd call came on high from the ^Dmpowers that ^Ambe ^FTo build a royal monster right d^Dmown on the k^Amey ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll me boys ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll

^AmCarpathia Vengeance celestial call ^AmShe was the tanker to o^Dmut-size them a^Amll ^FBanks of the Mersey to the ^Dmport of Hula^Aml ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll

^AmAnd fair Princess Anne threw a bottle of wine ^AmAnd watch as the giants set d^Dmown in the T^Amyne ^FWhat lay ahead could no ^Dmmortal div^Amine ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll me boys ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll

^FAnd it's one for the hot sun ^Gabove ^EmTwo for the empire we l^Amove And it's t^Fhree for the fire that b^Gurns down below ^FRoll ^Gon North^Amumbria ^FRoll North^Gumbria Rol^Aml

^FAnd it's one for the hot sun ^Gabove ^EmTwo for the empire we ^Amlove And it's t^Fhree for the fire that b^Gurns down below ^FRoll ^Gon North^Amumbria ^FRoll North^Gumbria Rol^Aml

^AmSo come all ya good workmen beware the command ^AmThat comes down on high from the ^Dmdesk of a m^Aman ^FWho's never held steel or t^Dmorch in his h^Amands ^EmRoll Northumbria R^Amoll

^AmFor atop a wild breaker the cracks in her frame ^AmSpilled her black guts all a^Dmcross the wild m^Amain ^FShe limped away through an o^Dmcean of f^Amlame ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll me boys ^EmRoll Northumbria Ro^Amll

^FAnd it's one for the hot sun ^Gabove ^EmTwo for the empire we ^Amlove And it's th^Free for the fire that b^Gurns down below ^FRoll ^Gon North^Amumbria ^FRoll North^Gumbria Rol^Aml