Willie Taylor

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Willie Taylor and his youthful lover Full of mirth and loyalty They were going to the church to be married He was pressed and sent to sea She dressed in sailor's clothing Boarded on a man o' war For to find the life it'd stolen And the man she did adore [Chorus] Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day [Verse 2] Said the captain to this fair maid "What misfortune brought you here?" "I'm in search of my true lover Whom you pressed on the other year." "If he is your true lover He has proved to you untrue He is married to another Left you here alone to rue." [Chorus] Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day [Verse 3] She got up the very next morning Early as the break of day There she spied her Willie Taylor Walking along with his new fair maid She drew out a brace of pistols That she had at her command There she shot her Willie Taylor With his bride at his right hand When the captain found her And the deed that she had done He made her a chief commander Over a ship and a hundred men [Chorus] Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 4] Willie Taylor and his youthful lover Full of mirth and loyalty He is buried cold and lonesome She still sails the open sea [Chorus] Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-dum-dum Dally-dilly-dum, dilly dum-dum-day