Eliza Lee This was a capstan shanty, and a favorite in Yankee Packets. Song also was known as Clear the Track, Let the Bulgine Run. Other versions have verses with the Rosalind, a ship of the Blackball line. Packets were so-called because they were ships that carried mail from Britain to America. In 1818, the Blackball line was founded by a group of Quakers. This was the first line to have a regular schedule. Seamen serving aboard were called "Packet Rats". Most of the seamen hailed from New York or were Liverpool-Irish. Bulgine was a slang term at the time for engine. Music by - Johnny Collins Lyrics The smartest clipper you can find is, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? Shes the Margaret Evans on a blue sky line! Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. To my aye rig a jig in a junting gun, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. Oh the Margaret Evans on the blue star line, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? Shes never a day behind the time, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. To my aye rig a jig in a junting gun, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. And when we're over in New York Town, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? We'll dance their bowly girls around, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. To my aye rig a jig in a junting gun, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. Oh, we're outward bound for the west creek pier Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? We'll go ashore at liverpool pier, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. To my aye rig a jig in a junting gun, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. Oh, when we're back in Liverpool town, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? I'll stand your whiskeys all around! Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. To my aye rig a jig in a junting gun, Ho eh, ho ah, are you most done? With Eliza Lee all on my knee, Clear away the track and let the bulgine run. MAIN MENU / NEXT SONG 
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