The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
The Armada was sighted from St Michaels Mount
Then out of Plymouth the English ships sailed out
Commanded by Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake
The odds were stacked against them with so much at stake
During the first skirmishes in late July
Two Spanish ships would disastrously collide
One lost two sails and was crippled in the sea
And from Sir Francis Drake that vessel could not flee
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
Drake hoped that he could loot the stricken vessel
With the ship at his mercy he was so successful
The Spanish surrendered their gold coins and their swords
Drake taking fifty nobles so history records
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
From the Revenge Don Pedro saw the campaign
The cunning English sailors against the might of Spain
At Calais the fire ships burning so bright
The Armada in disarray for a him a painful sight
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
Our lady of the rosary a flagship of the sea
Don Pedro her captain for a ransom would be free
Back in Torbay the Rosario remained
And the hopes of the Spanish crew would surely be in vain
For they were held as prisoners in Torre Abbey's barn
For the history of Torquay this is such a thrilling yarn
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
Then out of Plymouth the English ships sailed out
Commanded by Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake
The odds were stacked against them with so much at stake
During the first skirmishes in late July
Two Spanish ships would disastrously collide
One lost two sails and was crippled in the sea
And from Sir Francis Drake that vessel could not flee
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
Drake hoped that he could loot the stricken vessel
With the ship at his mercy he was so successful
The Spanish surrendered their gold coins and their swords
Drake taking fifty nobles so history records
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
From the Revenge Don Pedro saw the campaign
The cunning English sailors against the might of Spain
At Calais the fire ships burning so bright
The Armada in disarray for a him a painful sight
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
Our lady of the rosary a flagship of the sea
Don Pedro her captain for a ransom would be free
Back in Torbay the Rosario remained
And the hopes of the Spanish crew would surely be in vain
For they were held as prisoners in Torre Abbey's barn
For the history of Torquay this is such a thrilling yarn
Captain Whiddon on the Roebuck into Torbay to tow
The Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
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Writer(s): Ian Churchward
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