Lyrics:

Well it's of a sea captain who sailed the salt sea
And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o
'I'll die, I'll die,' this captain did cry
If I can't have that maid who walks on the shore
If I can't have that maid on the shore'

'Well I have got silver and I have got gold
And a-plenty of costly fine ware-o
Well I'll give half to you, oh me gallant young crew
If you fetch me that girl who walks on the shore
If you fetch me that girl on the shore'

So the sailors they got them a very long boat
And off for the shore they did steer-o
Saying, 'Ma'am if you please will you enter on board
To view a fine cargo of costly ware
For to view a fine cargo of ware'

With much persuading they got her on board
And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o
She sat herself down in the stern of the boat
And back for the ship the young sailors did steer
And back for the ship they did steer

And when they arrive alongside of the ship
The captain he spat out his chew-o
Saying, 'First you will lie in my arms all this night
And then I'll give you to me jolly young crew
And then I'll give you to me crew'

'Oh thank you, oh thank you,' this young girl she cried
'It's just what I've been waiting for-o:
For I've grown so weary of my maidenhead
As I walked all alone on me rocky old shore
As I walked all alone on the shore'

She sat herself down in the stern of the ship
And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o
She sang so sweet and so neat and complete
She sang sailors and captain right fast asleep
She sang sailors and captain asleep

And she robbed 'em of silver, she robbed 'em of gold
She plundered that costly fine ware-o
The captain's bright sword she's took for an oar
And she paddled right back to her rocky old shore
She paddled right back to the shore

'Oh were my men drunk or were my men mad
Or were they sunk deep in despair-o
That they let her away with her beauty so gay?
And the sailors all wished that that sweet maid was there
How the sailors all wished she was there'

'Now your men they weren't drunk and your men they weren't mad
And neither sunk deep in despair-o
But I deluded your crew and likewise yourself too
Captain, now I'm a maid on me rocky old shore
I'm a maiden once more on the shore'