Ye Mariners All
Ye Mariners All
(From the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs)
Ye mariners all as you pass by
Come in and drink if you are dry
Come spend me lads, your money brisk
And pop your nose in a jug of this
Ye tipplers all, if you’ve half a crown
You’re welcome all for to sit down
Come spend me lads, your money brisk
And pop your nose in a jug of this
Ye mariners all as you pass by
Call in and drink if you are dry
Call in and drink, think not amiss
And pop your nose in a jug of this
And now I’m old and can scarcely crawl
I’ve an old grey beard and a head that’s bald
Crown my desire and fulfil my bliss
A pretty girl and a jug of this
And when I’m in my grave and dead
And all my sorrows have passed and fled
Transform me then into a fish
And let me swim in a jug of this.