| I’m sailin' awa' in the morning, I’m sailing awa' on the tide
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| And when I return again, lassie, will ye be m’bride?
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| Will ye be m’bride, m’boys, will ye be m’bride?
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| And when I return again, lassie, will ye be m’bride?
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| Laddie, I will wait for you as long as m’life
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| Laddie, I will wait for you and I’ll be a sailor’s wife
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| I’ll be a sailor’s wife, m’boys, I’ll be a sailor’s wife
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| Laddie, I will wait for you and I’ll be a sailor’s wife
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| Oh the sun, it shone, and the wind, it blew, and the ship sailed out to sea
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| When she caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay
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| Standing on the quay, m’boys, standing on the quay
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| She caught the eye of a soldier lad who was standing on the quay
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| And the storm, it raged, and the cannons roared, and driving was the rain
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| After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again
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| Homeward bound again, m’boys, homeward bound again
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| After twelve months at the sea, he was homeward bound again
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| And there he met her at the docks with a baby in her arms
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| Saying, «I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier’s charms»
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| I fell for a soldier’s charms, m’boys, I fell for a soldier’s charms
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| Saying, «I'm sorry, my sailor lad, but I fell for a soldier’s charms»
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| «Don't you worry, m’bonnie lass, «was the sailor’s bold retort
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| «Don't you worry, m’bonnie lass, I’ve a wife in every port»
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| A wife in every port, m’boys, a wife in every port
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| Don’t you worry, m’bonnie lass, I’ve a wife in every port
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| A wife in every port, m’boys, a wife in every port
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| Don’t you worry, m’bonnie lass, I’ve a wife in every port |