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It was on one summer's evening |
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Heave and haul away |
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When the full moon it was waning |
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Won't you go my way? |
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I met her on the bowery |
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Down in Mobil Bay |
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Her beauty overpowered me |
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Won't you go my way? |
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Come my own love, come my true love |
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Come and listen unto me |
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Could you fancy a poor sailor |
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Who's just come from the sea? |
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You are ragged, you are dirty |
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And your clothes smell of tar |
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So be off you saucy sailor |
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Be off you jacky tar |
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Her lips were red and rosy |
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Heave and haul away |
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And her figure was neat and cosy |
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Won't you go my way? |
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So I asked her for to marry |
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Heave and haul away |
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But she said she'd rather tarry |
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Won't you go my way? |
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Won't you go my way? Won't you go my way? |
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When the ocean's bright in the pale moonlight |
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Won't you go my way? |
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Do you think that I am foolish? |
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Do you think that I am mad? |
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For to marry with the likes of you |
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When there's no money to be had |
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Though I'm ragged and I'm dirty |
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And my clothes of tar they smell |
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I have silver in my pocket |
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And a store of gold as well |
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And when she heard him say these words |
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Down on her knees she fell |
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Saying "Dirty, ragged sailor |
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I love more than words can tell" |
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Do you think that I am foolish? |
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Do you think that I am mad? |
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For to marry with the likes of you |
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When there are better girls to be had |
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So I left her in the morning |
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Heave and haul away |
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In the morning bright and early |
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Won't you go my way? |
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And I'm on my way to Frisco |
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Heave and haul away |
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Yes I'm off to San Francisco |
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Won't you go my way? |
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For I'll sail across the ocean |
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And my ship will spread her wings |
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I'll find a better love than you |
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It's not for you this wedding ring |
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I am frolicsome and easy |
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Good-tempered and free |
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And I don't give a single pin |
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What the world thinks of me |
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So it's goodbye Juliana |
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Heave and haul away |
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And it's farewell Juliana |
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Won't you go my way? |
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Now I'm on my way to Frisco |
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Heave and haul away |
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Yes I'm off to San Francisco |
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Won't you go my way? |
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Won't you go my way? Won't you go my way? |
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When the ocean's bright in the pale moonlight |
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Won't you go my way? |
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Instrumental |
