Lyrics

[Verse 1] I've been roaming all my life And now I've found a lady wife I'm staying right here Oh, I won't go sailing anymore I won't obey the ocean's call I'm staying right here [Chorus] I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need [Verse 2] At fourteen I was cabin boy To fearsome Captain Buckleroy I'm staying right here When I was sick he ordered cat-a-nine Until I said that I felt fine I'm staying right here [Chorus] I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need [Verse 3] At twenty I manned that crows nest And Captain said I was the best I'm staying right here But I nearly lost my eyes to God Just looking out for old Cape Cod I'm staying right here [Chorus] I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need [Verse 4] At twenty-five, no man alive Could match my skill for gunnin' I'm staying right here But the Captain he got drunk one night And sank the blasted cannon I'm staying right here [Chorus] I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need [Verse 5] Captain died at twenty-eight And by then I was his first mate I'm staying right here Oh, they tried to give me his command But I was hungry for the land I'm staying right here [Chorus] I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need [Verse 6] Stepped ashore at Felixstowe And made for Bristol by the road I'm staying right here Well I fell in love when first I saw her Avon county's finest daughter And now she's got me staying right here, hoo-hey! [Chorus] I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need I'll be a man of the land I'll be a man of the trees I'll be a man wherever my woman will be I won't be any captain's mate I won't be servant of the seas 'Cause this pretty little woman is all I need