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Pleasant And Delightful

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courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com

'Twas pleasant and delightful one midsummer's morn

To view the fine meadows all covered with corn

And the blackbirds and thrushes sang on every green spray

And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day

And the larks they sang melodious and the larks they sang melodious

And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day.

A sailor and his true love were walking one day

Said the sailor to his true love

I'm bound far away

I’m bound for the Indies where load cannons do roar

I must go and leave you Nancy you're the girl I adore

I must go and leave you Nancy I must go and leave you Nancy

I must go and leave you Nancy you're the girl that I adore


The ring from off her finger she instantly drew

Saying Take this dearest Willie and me heart will go too

And as she embraced her tears from her eyes fell

Saying May I go along with you

Oh no me love farewell

Saying May I go along with you - saying

May I go along with you

Saying May I go along with you

Oh no me love farewell

So fare thee well my dearest Nancy

I'm bound far away

The ship is a-waiting out there in the bay

The anchor is hoisted she waits the next flowing tide

And if ever I return again

I will make you my bride

And if ever I return again and if ever I return again

And if ever I return again I will make you my bride



The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.