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Oh well, who wouldn´t be a sailor lad
a sailin´ on the main
To gain the good will
of his captain´s good name
He came ashore one evening for to be
And that was the begining
of my own true love and me.

And it´s home, boys home
Home, I´d like to be home
For a while in me own country
Where the oak and the ash
and the bonny rowan tree
Are all agrowin´ green in the old country

Well I asked her for a candle
for to light me upt o bed
And likewise for a handkerchief
to tie around me head.
She tended to me needs
like a young maid ought to do
So then I says to her
´Now won´t you leap in with me too

Well she jumped into bed
making no alarm
Thinking a young sailor lad
could do to her no harm.
Well I hugged her and I kissed
her the whole night long
Till she wished this great short night
had been seven years long

Well early next morning
the sailor lad arose
And into Mary´s apron
threw a handful of gold
Saying, ´Take this me dear
for the mischief that I´ve done
For tonight I fear I´ve left you
with a daughter or a son

Well, if it be a girl child
send her out to nurse,
With gold in her pocket
and with silver in her purse
And if it be a boy child
he´ll wear the jacket blue
And go climbing up the rigging
like his daddy used to do

Oh come all of you fair maidens
a warning take by me
And never let a sailor lad
an inch above your knee
For I trusted one and he beguiled me
He left me with a pair of twins
to dangle on me knee