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Billy Budd: Act II, Scene I. "Who'll volunteer to board 'em"

Benjamin Britten
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Who'll volunteer to put her in the smoke? Who'll be the first on board the Frenchy ship? Sing out your names I'll go I'll go This is it, my captain This is the moment we've been waiting for He's with us He's with us He's with us He'll come down to the boat All guns ready, sir We wait to fire Wait yet Wait yet We are out of range Report all canvas set, Maytov Aye, aye, aye, aye All sail is set All canvas set, sir? Wind, wind, fill our sails Help us- Too little for this breeze, I'm afraid Are we making, Mr Redburn? Wind, wind- Barely, sir ... Fill our sails- Barely ... Follow us fast Maytov, do you reckon we're making? Bring us victory, victory, our victory Wind, wind, fill our sails Help us- We must be making Us fast We're making, sir Making, making Bring us victory, our victory Wind, wind, fill our sails Help us- Mr Redburn, sight the long 18s We'll try a shot Stand by for peace Stand by Ready when you are This is our moment Are you ready? Are you ready? Short deck Short by half a mile Shooter out of range Back to the beach Out of range and the wind dies Aye, she's dropping She's dropping Catch the breeze Wind, wind, fill our sails She's making, making The French is making fast Cannon is ready Ready to fire, sir Wind, wind, fill our sails Wait for orders, deck The mist The mist Why, the mist is back to foil us The mist creeps in to blind us Our chase is foolish Gentlemen, our chase is foolish Give orders to dismiss Abandon chase All hands- Down the watch Down the watch Down Goodness The mist The mist won't break again today We've lost her for good We've lost her We've lost her It's bad for the men It's bad for the men Now we will see trouble taking its bad news and turn back to ways Taking it back Day by day, things move to the worse Day by day, things move to the worse Things move to the worse See us clear of danger See us clear of danger