Pirates — My Jolly Sailor Bold

(Verse 1 ) Upon one summer's morning I carfully did stray Down by the Walls of Wapping Where I met a sailor gay Conversing with a young lass Who seem'd to be in pain Saying William when you go I fear you ne'er return again (Chorus) My heart is peirced by Cupid I disdain all glittering gold There is nothing can console me But my jolly sailor bold (Verse 2) His hair it hangs in ringlets His eyes as black as coal My happiness attend him Wherever he may go From Towerhill to Blackwall I wander, weep, and moan All for my jolly sailor Until he sails home (Chorus) My heart is peirced by Cupid I disdain all glittering gold There is nothing can console me But my jolly sailor bold (Verse 3) My father is a merchant The truth I now will tell And in great London City In opulence doth dwell His fortune doth exceed 300,000 gold And he frowns upon his daughter Who loves a sailor bold (Chorus) My heart is peirced by Cupid I disdain all glittering gold There is nothing can console me But my jolly sailor bold (Verse 4) A fig for his riches His merchandise and gold True love has grafted my heart Give me my sailor bold Should he return in pov'rty From o'er the ocean far To my tender bosom I'll press my jolly tar My sailor is as smiling As the pleasant month of May And often we have wandered Through Ratcliffe Highway Many a pretty blooming Young girl we did behold Reclining on the bosom Of her jolly sailor bold (Chorus) My heart is peirced by Cupid I disdain all glittering gold There is nothing can console me But my jolly sailor bold (Verse 5) My name it is Maria A merchant's daughter fair And I have left my parents And three thousand pounds a year Come all you pretty fair maids Whoever you may be Who love a jolly sailor That plows the raging sea While up aloft in storm From me his absence mourn And firmly pray arrive the day He's never more to roam (Chorus) My heart is peirced by Cupid I disdain all glittering gold There is nothing can console me But my jolly sailor bold