From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on shore   And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before   And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass   Who chanced to walk in but a young Spanish lass    She sat down beside me and kept squeezing my hand   Saying 'Sir you're a stranger not long to this land'   Will you roam, Johnny Sailor, would you roam along with me   To some lonesome spot where nobody can see       [Chorus:]   'Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she did cry   Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes   When you reach home in your own Newfoundland   Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand       I quickly consented with her for to roam   She lived by herself in a neat little home   She was brisk, plump and jolly and her age scare 19   And the name of that maiden I think was Irene       One fine summer's morning our ship, she set sail   And down by the seashore lovely Irene she came   Waving her pocket hankerchief and wiping her eyes   'Don't leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she did cry       [Chorus]      I'll give you farewell love on a fine summer's breeze   But love don't forget me when you're crossing the sea   And when you are married and enjoying your bride   Think on the young maiden who lay by your side       [Chorus]