Lyrics

[Verse 1] I'm a bold Irish navvy who worked on the line And the first place I worked was Newcastle-on-Tyne But through a misfortune that happened in fun I remember the night I'd me navvy boots on [Verse 2] When the day's work was over I shaved off me beard To meet the young lady, I was well prepared For to meet the young lady, I then hurried down And I met her that night with me navvy boots on [Verse 3] When I knocked on her window, my knock it was low When I knocked on her window, my knock she did know She jumped out of bed crying, "Is that you John?" "Well, it even it is, love, with me navvy boots on" [Verse 4] Then she opened the door and invited me in "Come up to the fire, love, and warm your skin" Well, her room door being open and the blankets turned down I jumped into bed with me navvy boots on [Verse 5] It was all of that night we did sport and did play Never thinking of time as it soon passed away Then she leaped out of bed crying, "What have I done? For the child will be born with his navvy boots on" [Verse 6] I chastised me love so for talking so wild "Ya foolish young girl, you will never have a child" For all that I, ditched her, 'twas only in fun Then I ran like hell with me navvy boots on [Verse 7] It was very soon after I was summoned to court To pay for me sins there as every man ought I give ten bob a week now to pay for the fun That I had that night with me navvy boots on