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::— Words and Music by [[A. J. N. Calder]] | ::— Words and Music by [[A. J. N. Calder]] | ||
Down the quay 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 nights 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 [[Die Fliegenden Dudelsäcke| | 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> | ||
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Sounds of laughter everywhere<br> | Sounds of laughter everywhere<br> | ||
And the [[crocodile]]s swim to and fro<br> | And the [[crocodile]]s<ref>{{Cayman crocodiles}}</ref> swim to and fro<br> | ||
I must declare my heart is there<br> | I must declare my heart is there<br> | ||
Though I have been from Maine to Mexico<br> | Though I have been from Maine to Mexico<br> | ||
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