Hello sailor Welcome to the land of legs Your heart is the same colour as my fingernails blue Ice cold, from the cold
Hello sailor And now your hearts gone away from you It’s lost to the sea and a fish tried to eat it but spat it out It spat it out
So shall I cut your hair And shall I shave your beard And then dance with you till dawn
Cause today is February and you’ll be gone by June Oh I always wanted a seafaring man like you Today is February and you’ll be gone by June To reclaim that heart the sea has taken from you
Hello sailor A giddy smile, a tipsy wink You belong to a crowd that I know nothing about No nothing at all Not the handshake for sure
So hello sailor From whence you came surely you will go But I’m not sure that differs from all of us with bones You to the water, us to the sky
So shall I clean your clothes and shall I wash your face and then kiss you strong till dawn
Cause today is February and you’ll be gone by June Oh I always wanted a seafaring man like you Today is February and you’ll be gone by June To reclaim that heart the sea has taken from you Today is February and you’ll be long gone by June You’ll be leaving so fast you’ll forget I’ll be left here loving you
You’ll be a great story to tell Adventure and love wrapped up in a sea-salty smell and when i’m old and dying I’ll still be smiling about us