oh well there wouldn`t be a sailor lad a sailin`on the main  to gain the good will of his captain`good name  he came ashore on evening for to be  and that was the beginning of my own true love and me    well I asked her for a candle for tolight me up to bed  and likewise for a handkerchief to tie around me head  she tended to me needs like a young maid ought to be  so then I say to her, "now won`t you leap in with me too    well she jumped into bed, making no alarm  thinking a young sailor lad could to her no harm  well I hugged her and kissed her the whole night long  till she wished the short night had been nine years long    well early the next morning the sailor lad arose  and into Mary`s apron threw a handful of gold  saying, "take this to me daer for the mischief that I`ve done  for tonight I faer I`ve left you with a daughter or a son     well, if it be a girl child, send her out to nurse  with gold in her pocket and with silver in her purse  and if it be a boy child he`ll wear the jacket blue  and go climbing up the rigging like his daddy used to do