When the Alabama’a keel was laid
Roll Alabama Roll
It was laid in the yard of Jonathon Laird
O Roll Alabama Roll
She was laid in the yard of Johnathon Laid
It was in the town of Birkenhead
Down the Mersey way she sallied then
She was Liverpool fitted with guns and men
To the western isle she sallied forth
To destroy the commerce of the North
To Cherbourg port she went one day
To take her share of prize money
Oh many a sailor met his doom
When the Kearsarge she hove in view
They shot from the forward pivot that day
Shot the Alabama’s keel away
Off the three mile limit in 64
The Alabama sank to the ocean floor