I'm sailin' awa' in the morning, I'm sailing awa' on the tide And when I return again, lassie, will ye be m'bride? Will ye be m'bride, m'boys, will ye be m'bride? And when I return again, lassie, will ye be m'bride?
Laddie, I will wait for you as long as m'life Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife I'll be a sailor's wife, m'boys, I'll be a sailor's wife Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife
Oh the sun, it shone, and the wind, it blew, and the ship sailed out to sea When she caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay Standing on the quay, m'boys, standing on the quay She caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay
And the wind, it blew, and the cannons roared, and driving was the rain After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again Homeward bound again, m'boys, homeward bound again After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again
And there he met her at the docks with a baby in her arms Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms" I fell for a soldier's charms, m'boys, I fell for a soldier's charms Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms"
"Don't you worry, m'bonnie lass," was the sailor's bold retort "Don't you worry, m'bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port" A wife in every port, m'boys, a wife in every port Don't you worry, m'bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port