[Verse 1]
I've been roaming all my life
And now I've found a lady wife
I'm staying right here
Oh, I won't go sailing anymore
I won't obey the ocean's call
I'm staying right here

[Chorus]
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need

[Verse 2]
At 14 I was cabin boy
To fearsome Captain Buckleroy
I'm staying right here
When I was sick he ordered cat-a-nine
Until I said that I felt fine
I'm staying right here

[Chorus]
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need
[Verse 3]
At 20 I manned that crows nest
And Captain said I was the best
I'm staying right here
But I nearly lost my eyes to God
Just looking out for old Cape Cod
I'm staying right here

[Chorus]
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need

[Verse 4]
At 25, no man alive
Could match my skill for gunnin'
I'm staying right here
But the Captain he got drunk one night
And sank the blasted cannon
I'm staying right here

[Chorus]
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need
[Verse 5]
Captain died at 28
And by then I was his first mate
I'm staying right here
Oh, they tried to give me his command
But I was hungry for the land
I'm staying right here

[Chorus]
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need

[Verse 6]
Stepped ashore at Felixstowe
And made for Bristol by the road
I'm staying right here
Well I fell in love when first I saw her
Avon county's finest daughter
And now she's got me staying right here, hoo-hey!

[Chorus]
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need
I'll be a man of the land
I'll be a man of the trees
I'll be a man wherever my woman will be
I won't be any captain's mate
I won't be servant of the seas
'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need