Intro verse 1 I'm sailin' awa' in the morning, I'm sailing awa' on the tide And when I return again, lassie, will ye be me bride? Will ye be me bride, me boys, will ye be me bride? And when I return again, lassie, will ye be me bride? verse 2 Laddie, I will wait for you as long as me life Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife I'll be a sailor's wife, me boys, I'll be a sailor's wife Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife Instrumental verse 3 Oh, the sun, it shone, and the wind, it blew, and the ship sailed out to sea When she caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay Standing on the quay, me boys, standing on the quay She caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay verse 4 And the storm, it raged, and the cannons roared, and driving was the rain After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again Homeward bound again, me boys, homeward bound again After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again Instrumental Verse 5 And there he met her at the docks with a baby in her arms Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms" I fell for a soldier's charms, me boys, I fell for a soldier's charms Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms" Verse 6 "Now don't you worry, my bonnie lass", was the sailor's bold retort "Don't you worry, my bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port" N.C. A wife in every port, me boys, a wife in every port N.C. Don't you worry, my bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port Outro
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