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 (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 (Hey!) [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 (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 (Hey! Ho!) [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 (Woo!) [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 (Hey!) [Verse 4] At twenty-five, no man alive Could match my skill for gunnin' (Kablammo!) I'm staying right here But the Captain he got drunk one night And sank the blasted cannon I'm staying right here (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 (Hey! Ho!) [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 (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 [Verse 6] Stepped ashore at Felixstowe And made for Bristol by the road I'm staying right here Oh 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