When the alabama's keel was laid roll alabama roll they laid her keel at birkenhead oh roll alabama roll oh she was built in birkenhead roll alabama roll built in the yard of jonathan laird roll?

The song "Roll, Alabama, Roll" celebrates the construction of the CSS Alabama, a Confederate warship during the American Civil War. Its keel was laid in 1862 at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. The song reflects the pride and significance of the ship to the Confederacy, highlighting its origins and the craftsmanship involved in its creation.