De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay
My lady, my lady;
De ship hit teks me far away
My lady, my lady;
Ole Mas' done sol' me down de stream;
Dey tell me 't ain't so bad 's hit seem
My lady, my lady

O' co'se I knows dat you 'll be true
My lady, my lady;
But den I do' know whut to do
My lady, my lady;
I knowed some day we 'd have to pa't
But den hit put' nigh breaks my hea't
My lady, my lady

De day is long, de night is black
My lady, my lady;
I know you 'll wait twell I come back
My lady, my lady;
I 'll stan' de ship, I 'll stan' de chain
But I 'll come back, my darlin' Jane
My lady, my lady

Jes' wait, jes' b'lieve in whut I say
My lady, my lady;
D' ain't nothin' dat kin keep me 'way
My lady, my lady;
A man 's a man, an' love is love;
God knows ouah hea'ts, my little dove;
He 'll he'p us f'om his th'one above
My lady, my lady