Lyrics

Oh, I'll haste to wed a sailor and send him off to sea [x4] [Chorus] Well, I'll haste to wed a sailor and send him off to sea For a life of independence is the pleasant life for me But every now and then I would like to see his face For it always seems to me to beam with a manly grace With his brow so nobly open and his dark and kindly eye My heart beats fondly towards him whenever he is nigh But when he says "Goodbye, my love, I'm off across the sea" First I cry for his departure, then I laugh because I'm free [Verse 1] Well I'm a man that's handsome, I'm strapping and I'm young And when I gotta job to do, the job gets fuckin' done I want a love to keep me happy, I want a love that's true And in all of my past endeavors, if I'm smitten, then I'm with you So I'll put on my bucklin' shoe and I'll comb up my hair And tighten up my belt and shirt so it's handsome I'll appear And I'll work both day and night to keep the money rolling in So I can come back to my love, so I can see you again [Chorus] Oh, I'll haste to wed a sailor and send him off to sea For a life of independence is the pleasant life for me But every now and then I would like to see his face For it always seems to me to beam with a manly grace With his brow so nobly open and his dark and kindly eye My heart beats fondly towards him whenever he is nigh But when he says "Goodbye, my love, I'm off across the sea" First I cry for his departure, then I laugh because I'm free [Verse 2] Oh to walk the street or countryside whatever I may know I know that I will be okay where ever it is I go I'm sorry I don't want children to follow at my feet I'm happy by myself not chasing kids into the street Oh I wasn't born for marrying for the game or for the blame And when my friends do call me I like hearing my own name But when he says goodbye my dear, I'm off across the sea First I cry for his departure, then I laugh because I'm free [Revised Chorus] Oh, I'll never wed a sailor and send him off to sea For a life of independence is the better life for me But every now and then I would like to see his face For it always seems to me to beam with a manly grace With his brow so nobly open and his dark and kindly eye My heart beats fondly towards him whenever he is nigh But when he says "Goodbye, my love, I'm off across the sea" Then I'll laugh at his departure, and I'll laugh because I'm free Oh, I'll never wed a sailor and send him off to sea [x8]