[1] i.e. Barbadian, to wit, a native of Barbados.

[2] The small notes in the piano part are to be played when there is no violin.

[3] This verse was sometimes sung:—

"Now where have you been gone so long
You Yankee Jack wid de sea boots on?"

[4] meal.

[5] Pronounced "Chee-lee men."

[6] Northumbrian equivalent of "so nicely" or "so gently."

[7] Of Australia.

[8] i.e. 35 lashes.

[9] Francois.

[10] Sailor pronunciation of "Bellerophon."

[11] The last word ("haul") of the chorus is not sung but shouted staccato.