A Sailor Loves
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
The maiden, oh, the maiden oh.
The sailor loves the maiden, oh!
So early in the morning,
The sailor loves the maiden, oh!
A maid that is young, a maid that is fair,
A maid that is kind and pleasant, oh,
So early in the morning,
The sailor loves the maiden, oh!
Tobacco, oh, tobacco, oh,
The sailor loves tobacco, oh,
So early in the morning,
The sailor loves tobacco, oh.
A packet of bird's-eye, packet of cut
A plug of hard tobacco, oh,
So early in the morning,
The sailor loves tobacco, oh.
The bottle, oh, the bottle oh,
The sailor loves the bottle, oh,
So early in the morning
The sailor loves the bottle oh.
A bottle of brandy, bottle of gin,
A bottle of Irish whisky, oh!
So early in the morning
The sailor loves his bottle, oh!
The maiden oh, the bottle, oh,
A pipe of good tobacco, oh,
So early in the morning
The sailor loves all these, heigh ho.
A bottle of spirit, a maiden fair,
A plug of good tobacco, oh,
So early in the morning
These are the sailor's loves, heigh ho
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.
