A seaman's life
Language: English
Oh a seaman's life is a merry, merry life -- They'll rob young girls of their heart's delight; They will leave them behind for to sail one morn, But they never know when they will return. There's four-and-twenty sailor boys all in a row -- My sweet William is the bridegroom's show; For he is handsome and he is small: If I can't have him I'll have none at all. Oh a seaman's life is a merry, merry life -- They'll rob young girls of their heart's delight; They will leave them behind for to sail one morn, But they never know when they will return.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernest John Moeran (1894 - 1950), "A seaman's life", R. 60 no. 6 (1931) [voice and piano], from Six Suffolk Folksongs, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-03-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 103