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[Verse 1]
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I'm sailin' awa' in the morning, I'm sailing awa' on the tide
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And when I return again, lassie, will ye be me bride?
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Will ye be me bride, me boys, will ye be me bride?
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And when I return again, lassie, will ye be me bride?

[Verse 2]
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Laddie, I will wait for you as long as me life
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Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife
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I'll be a sailor's wife, me boys, I'll be a sailor's wife
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Laddie, I will wait for you and I'll be a sailor's wife

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[Verse 3]
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Oh, the sun, it shone, and the wind, it blew, and the ship sailed out to sea
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When she caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay
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Standing on the quay, me boys, standing on the quay
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She caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay

[Verse 4]
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And the storm, it raged, and the cannons roared, and driving was the rain
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After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again
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Homeward bound again, me boys, homeward bound again
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After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again

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[Verse 5]
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And there he met her at the docks with a baby in her arms
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Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms"
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I fell for a soldier's charms, me boys, I fell for a soldier's charms
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Saying, "I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier's charms"

[Verse 6]
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"Now don't you worry, my bonnie lass", was the sailor's bold retort
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"Don't you worry, my bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port"
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A wife in every port, me boys, a wife in every port
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Don't you worry, my bonnie lass, I've a wife in every port

[Outro]
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