Sailor's Life
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Oh a Csailor's life is a Dweary life
For he Crobs the girls of Dtheir delight
Causes them to weep causes them to mourn
GLoss of a true love Dnever to return
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Oh Cfather father Dbuild me a boat
And Con the world's oceans I Dwill float
Hail each captain as I pass by
GThere I'll ask for my sailor Dboy
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Oh Ccaptain captain Dtell me true
Does Cmy own Willie Dsail with you?
Tell me soon to give me joy
GNone will I have but my sailor Dboy
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Oh Cno kind lady Dhe's not here
He Cdrowned in the gulf and we Dburied him there
Upon the island as we passed by
GThere we left your sailor Dboy
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Oh she Crung her hands and Dtore her hair
Just Clike some lady in Dgreat despair
Called for a chair to sit her down
GPenningdon for to write it Ddown
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Oh Cdig my grave wide and Ddeep
Put a Cmarble stone at the Dhead and feet
On my grave a turtle dove
GTell the world I died for my Dlove
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Oh a Csailor's life is a Dweary life
For he Crobs the girls of Dtheir delight
Causes them to weep causes them to mourn
GLoss of a true love Dnever to return