Language: English
Our translations: CAT
We go walking on the green grass Thus, thus, thus, Come all you pretty fair maids, Come walk along with us. So pretty and so fair As you take yourself to be, I'll choose you for a partner, Come walk along with me. We go walking on the green grass Thus, thus, thus. I would not be a blacksmith That smuts his nose and chin, I'd rather be a sailor-boy That sails thro' the wind. Sailor-boy, sailor-boy, Sailor-boy for me, If ever I get married A sailor's wife she'll be.
Composition:
- Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Sailor-Boy"
Text Authorship:
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Mariner", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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