Sing oh for a brave and a gallant barque
A brisk and a lively breeze
A little crew and a captain too
To carry me over the seas
And sing blow ye winds hi-ho
A-roving I will go
I'll stay no more on England's shore
So let the music play
Oh my love she is beautiful
My love she is young
Her eyes are as blue as the violet's hue
And delicately then she smiles
And sing blow ye winds hi-ho
A-roving I will go
I'll stay no more on England's shore
So let the music play
Oh that was a dark and a dismal day
When we left the strand
She bid goodbye with a tearful eye
And sadly waved her hand
And sing blow ye winds hi-ho
A-roving I will go
I'll stay no more on England's shore
So let the music play
If I were but a bosun bold
Or maybe a bombardier
I'd hire a boat and hurry afloat
Straight to my love I'd steer
And sing blow ye winds hi-ho
A-roving I will go
I'll stay no more on England's shore
So let the music play
So straight to my love steer me boys
Though the dancing dolphins play
Though the whales and the sharks are having their larks
It's a thousand miles away
And sing blow ye winds hi-ho
A-roving I will go
I'll stay no more on England's shore
So let the music play
Though the sun may shine through a London fog
The Thames run bright and clear
Though the ocean's brine be turned to wine
I'll ne'er forget my dear
And sing blow ye winds hi-ho
A-roving I will go
I'll stay no more on England's shore
So let the music play