Fair Maid on the Shore

Oh, it's of a sea captain who sailed the salt sea

And the moon it shone gentle and clear oh

"I will die, I will die," the captain did cry

"If I can't have that maiden who walks on the shore

If I can't have that maid on the shore"

So the sailors all got them a very long boat

And it's off for the shore they did steer oh

Saying "Ma'am if you please, will you enter on board

For to view a fine cargo of costly ware

For to view a fine cargo of ware"

So it's with much persuasion they've got her on board

And the moon it shone gentle and clear oh

And she sat herself down in the stern of the boat

And it's off for the ship the bold sailors did steer

And it's off for the ship they did steer

And when they've arrived alongside of the ship

Oh the captain he spat out his chew oh

Saying "First you will lie in me arms all this night

And then I'll hand you to me jolly young crew

Then I'll hand you right back to me crew"

"Oh thank you, oh thank you," this young girl she cried

"Oh that's just what I've been a-waiting for

For I'd grown so weary of my maiden end

As I walked all alone on the rocky old shore

As I walked all alone on the shore"

So she sat herself down in the stern of the ship

How the moon it shone gentle and clear oh

And she sung so neat, genteel and complete

She sung sailors and captain right off to sleep

She sung sailors and captain to sleep

And she's robbed them of silver, she's robbed them of gold

And she's plundered their bright costly ware oh

And the captain's bright sword she's took for an oar

And she's paddled right back to that rocky old shore

And she's paddled right back to the shore

"Oh were me men drunk, or were me men mad

Or were they sunk deep in despair oh

That they let her away with her beauty so gay

And again she's a maiden who walks on the shore

And again she's a maid on the shore"

"No your men were not drunk and your men were not mad