| When the Alabama’s keel was laid
| Quando fu posata la chiglia dell'Alabama
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| She was laid in the yard of Jonathon Laird
| Fu deposta nel cortile di Jonathon Laird
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| She was laid in the yard of Jonathon Laird
| Fu deposta nel cortile di Jonathon Laird
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| She was laid in the town of Birkenhead
| È stata deposta nella città di Birkenhead
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| She was laid in the town of Birkenhead
| È stata deposta nella città di Birkenhead
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Down Mersey Channel she sailed then
| Poi ha navigato lungo il Mersey Channel
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| And Liverpool gave her guns and men
| E il Liverpool le ha dato pistole e uomini
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| And for Mersey Channel she set forth
| E per Mersey Channel è partita
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| To destroy the commerce of the north
| Per distruggere il commercio del nord
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| To destroy the commerce of the north
| Per distruggere il commercio del nord
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Into Cherbourg harbour she sailed one day
| Nel porto di Cherbourg salpò un giorno
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| To collect her share of the prize money
| Per raccogliere la sua parte del premio in denaro
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| And many a sailor met his doom
| E molti marinai hanno incontrato il suo destino
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| When the Yankee ship hove into view
| Quando la nave degli Yankee apparve in vista
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| When the Yankee ship hove into view
| Quando la nave degli Yankee apparve in vista
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| A shot from the forward pivot that day
| Un tiro dal perno in avanti quel giorno
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| Blew the Alabama’s steering gear away
| Ha spazzato via lo sterzo dell'Alabama
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Of the three mile limit in '64
| Del limite di tre miglia nel '64
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| She sank to the bottom of the ocean floor
| Affondò sul fondo del fondale oceanico
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Roll, Alabama, roll
| Roll, Alabama, roll
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| She sank to the bottom of the ocean floor
| Affondò sul fondo del fondale oceanico
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
| Oh roll, Alabama, roll
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| Oh roll, Alabama, roll | Oh roll, Alabama, roll |