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::— Words and Music by [[A. J. N. Calder]]
::— Words and Music by [[A. J. N. Calder]]


Down the quay<ref>North West Quay, most likely, home since 1953 of the [[Tortuga Cayman Islands Rum Cake Co., Inc]].</ref> where the nights are gay <br>  
Down the quay<ref>North West Quay, most likely, home since 1953 of the [[Tortuga Cayman Islands Rum Cake Co., Inc]].</ref> where the knights are gay <br>  
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop<br>
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop<br>
I took a trip on a sailing ship<ref>[[[[Die Fliegenden Dudelsäcke]], the ship on which [[A. J. N. Calder|Calder]] and [[George Ugland]] were shipwrecked in 1891</ref> <br>
I took a trip on a sailing ship<ref>[[[[Die Fliegenden Dudelsäcke]], the ship on which [[A. J. N. Calder|Calder]] and [[George Ugland]] were shipwrecked in 1891</ref> <br>
But when I reached Tortuga she hit the rocks <br>
But when I reached [[Tortuga]] she hit the rocks <br>


''(Chorus)''<br>
''(Chorus)''<br>
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I won’t be back for many a day<br>
I won’t be back for many a day<br>
My heart is down<br>
My heart is down<br>
My head is turning around<br>
My head is spinning around<br>
I had to leave a little girl in [[George Town]] town<br>
I had to leave a little girl in [[George Town]] town<br>


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