OnAScotchBard,GoneToTheWestIndies

onascotchbard,gonetothewestindies

a'yewhalivebysowpso'drink,

a'yewhalivebycrambo-clink,

a'yewhaliveandneverthink,

come,mournwi'me!

ourbillie'sgienusa'ajink,

an'owrethesea!

lamenthima'yerantincore,

whadearlylikearandomsplore;

naemairhe'lljointhemerryroar;

insocialkey;

fornowhe'staenanithershore.

an'owrethesea!

thebonielassesweelmaywisshim,

andintheirdearpetitionsplacehim:

thewidows,wives,an'a'mayblesshim

wi'tearfu'e'e;

forweeliwatthey'llsairlymisshim

that'sowrethesea!

ofortune,theyhaeroomtogrumble!

hadstthoutaenaffsomedrowsybummle,

whacandonoughtbutfykean'fumble,

'twadbeennaeplea;

buthewasglegasonywumble,

that'sowrethesea!

auld,cantiekylemayweeperswear,

an'stainthemwi'thesaut,sauttear;

'twillmakherpoorauldheart,ifear,

inflindersflee:

hewasherlaureatmonyayear,

that'sowrethesea!

hesawmisfortune'scauldnor-west

langmusteringupabitterblast;

ajilletbrakhisheartatlast,

illmayshebe!

so,tookaberthaforethemast,

an'owrethesea.

totrembleunderfortune'scummock,

onascarceabellyfu'o'drummock,

wi'hisproud,independentstomach,

couldillagree;

so,row'thishurdiesinahammock,

an'owrethesea.

hene'erwasgientogreatmisguidin,

yetcoinhispoucheswadnabidein;

wi'himitne'erwasunderhiding;

hedealtitfree:

themusewasa'thathetookpridein,

that'sowrethesea.

jamaicabodies,usehimweel,