Farewell my lovely Nancy for I must now leave you Unto the salt seas I am bound for to go But let my long absence be no trouble to you For I will return in the spring as you know
Like some pretty little sea boy I will dress and go with you In the deepest of dangers I shall stand your friend In the cold stormy weather when the winds they are a-blowing My love I'll be willing to wait on you then
Your pretty little hands cannot handle or tackle Your pretty little feet to our topmast can't go And the cold stormy weather love you never could endure Therefore lovely Nancy to the sea do not go