[Verse 1]
I'm sailin' awa in the mornin'
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

[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

[Verse 5]
And there he met her at the docks
With a baby in her arms
Sayin', "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
Sayin', "I'm sorry, my sailor lad
But I fell for a soldier's charms."

[Verse 6]
"Don't you worry, me bonnie lass,"
Was the sailor's bold retort
"Don't you worry, me bonnie lass
I've a wife in every port
A wife in every port, me boys
A wife in every port
Don't you worry, me bonnie lass
I've a wife in every port
A wife in every port, me boys
A wife in every port
Don't you worry, me bonnie lass
I've a wife in every port."