Home Boys Home

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh who wouldn't be a sailor boys a sailin' on the main To gain the respect of his captain's good name He sailed ashore one evening for to be And that was the beginning of me ol' true love and me [Chorus] And it's home, boys, home Home I'd like to be, home for a while in me own country Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree Are all growin' green in the north country [Verse 2] I asked her for a candle now to light me way to bed Likewise for a handkerchief to tie around me head She tended to me needs like a young maid ought to do And then I says to her: "Now won't you leap in with me too?" [Chorus] And it's home, boys, home Home I'd like to be, home for a while in me own country Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree Are all growin' green in the north country [Verse 3] She jumped into bed, making no alarm Thinking that a sailor boy would do to her no harm I hugged her, I kissed her the whole night long She wished the short night had been seven years long [Chorus] And it's home, boys, home Home I'd like to be, home for a while in me own country Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree Are all growin' green in the north country [Verse 4] Oh, early next morning the sailor boy arose Into Mary's apron threw a handful of gold Saying, "Take this, me dear, for a mischief I've done Tonight I fear I've left you with a daughter or a son" [Verse 5] Oh, if it be a boy child, send him out to nurse With gold in his pocket and silver in his purse And if it be a girl she can wear the jacket blue And go out galavanting like her daddy used to do [Chorus] And it's home, boys, home Home I'd like to be, home for a while in me own country Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree Are all growin' green in the north country [Verse 6] A warnin' me maidens, a warning take by me Don't ever let a sailor boy an inch above your knee For I trusted one and he beguiled me And he left me with a pair of twins to dangle on me knee [Chorus] And it's home, boys, home Home I'd like to be, home for a while in me own country Where the oak and the ash and the bonny rowan tree Are all growin' green in the north country