As I walked down through Chatham Street  a fair maid I did meet,  She asked me to see her home--  she lived in Bleecker Street.  Chorus:  And away you santy, my dear honey,  O you New York girls, can't you dance the polka?  And when we got to Bleecker Street,  We stopped at forty-four,  Her mother and her sister there,  to meet her at the door.  Chorus:  And when I got inside the house,  The drinks were passed around,  The liquor was so awful strong,  My head went round and round.  Chorus:  And then we had another drink,  before we sat to eat,  The liquor was so awful strong,  I quickly fell asleep.  Chorus:  ([Spoken] Henry Crun: Oh, come on, Min; play that modern banjo, Min.)  (Minnie Bannister: Ya pa pa pa pa....)  When I awoke next morning  I had an aching head,  There was I, Jack all alone,  Stark naked in me bed.  Chorus:  My gold watch and my pocketbook  And lady friend were gone;  And there was I, Jack all alone,  Stark naked in the room.  Chorus:  On looking round this little room,  There's nothing I could see,  But a woman's shift and apron  That were no use to me.  Chorus:  With a flour barrel for a suit of clothes,  Down Cherry Street forlorn,  There Martin Churchill took me in,  And sent me 'round Cape Horn.  Chorus:  Sam Waring