I wish I was a sailor Like my father and uncles before me I wish I had a name infamous with With the western seas And all the girls on the beach wait patiently they say You can't run from me I wish I was a man
And not a little boy running from golden sands I wish I had some money To put a diamond ring on your little hand And I wish I could respond to the girls they keep callin You can't be my man ooh baby