Pleasant And Delightful
Traditional:
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.
