In a pub Britanny I had me a drink or three
I can vaguely recall a pretty girl was standin' there
Ran her hand through my hair took me off for some air
I hope we had a good time for I woke without even a dime.
I'm a sailor that's all that I am, I've been in many a land
Had a million girls but never have the urge to stay
I was born to be on the rollin' sea
That's where I'll be a livin' and I'll be a dyin' someday.
Well, I copped me a ship once more that was bound for Singapore
I got in a card game that lasted for thirty some days
I made my shipmates sad I took all they had
I taught those rosy cheek lads they don't be underratin' ol' Dad.
I'm a sailor that's all that I am, I've been in many a land
Had a million girls but never have the urge to stay
I was born to be on the rollin' sea
That's where I'll be a livin' and I'll be a dyin' someday.
Three more days and we'll be in port, we'll have twenty-four hours of sport
We'll spend our hard earned money as fast as we can
Lift the gla**es high and tell the pretty girls lies
And then we'll run for the harbor that's the life of a sailor man.
I'm a sailor that's all that I am, I've been in many a land
Had a million girls but never have the urge to stay
I was born to be on the rollin' sea
That's where I'll be a livin' and I'll be a dyin' someday...