I will not be your sweetheart I'll tell you the reason why My mother always told me To pass a drunkard by CHORUS Beautiful isle o'er the sea, O'er the sea Beautiful isle o'er the sea, O'er the sea Beautiful isle o'er the sea, O'er the sea There's Someone waiting for me Now young man I will tell you If you want my heart my hand You better quit your drinking And be a sober man CHORUS Go prove yourself be faithful Go prove yourself be true And sometime in the future Perhaps I'll marry you CHORUS (X2)