[Verse 1]
As I went out one May mornin'
Down by the riverside
By shadows fair and trees so bare
A lass to be me bride
A lass to be me bride, me boys
The chambers to behold
I'll never ever forget my love
A jolly sailor bold

[Verse 2]
Well, I'll build my love a gallant ship
Aye, a ship o noble fame
Wi a hundred jolly sailor boys
To box her about the main
Aye, to box her about the main, me boys
Without any fear or doubt
Wi me own true love in that gallant ship
We were sadly tossed about

[Verse 3]
Wеll, the anchor and the cable
Wеnt overboard straightway
And the mainmast and the rigging
Lie a-buried in the sea
'Twas tempest sent bad weather
And the ragin' of the sea
Well, I never had but one true love
He was drowned at sea
[Verse 4]
Said the father to the daughter
"What makes you sore lament?
Oh, there is a lad that's in our town
Will make your heart content,"
"No, there is no lad that's in our town
No noble or duke," cried she
"Since the raging seas and stormy winds
Parted my love and me."

[Verse 5]
"No handkerchief will find my head
No comb go through my hair
No fire bright nor candlelight
Will view my beauty fair
Oh, and never will I married be
Until the day I die
Since the raging seas and stormy winds
Parted me love and I."

[Verse 6]
Oh, as I went out one May mornin'
Down by the riverside
By shadows fair and trees so bare
A lass to be me bride
Oh, a lass to be me bride, me boys
The chambers to behold
I'll never ever forget my love
A jolly sailor bold