Oh the waves did roll and the wind did blow
And the journey long on the sea did go
My dear wife stood upon the shore
Her question lodged amidst the ocean's roar
She asked me once with a hopeful glare
Love me more than the pillage if you dare?
Belay that thought I chuckled with a cheer
I love ye more than loot my sweet buccaneer!
Row-ho-ho with a heave and a sigh
A sailor's love can reach the sky
But alas my dear there's a truth be told
Some loves are silver and some be gold
Then came her voice soft as a summer's breeze
Do you love me more than the endless seas?
Aye aye said I with a tear in my eye
More than the vast blue where the albatross flies
Row-ho-ho with a heave and a sigh
A sailor's love can reach the sky
But alas my dear there's a truth be told
Some loves are silver and some be gold
With treasures aplenty I've seen many a land
Tell me do you hold me above them so grand?
My heart weighed anchor and I spoke with glee
Than all the world's riches it's ye for me!
Row-ho-ho with a heave and a sigh
A sailor's love can reach the sky
But alas my dear there's a truth be told
Some loves are silver and some be gold
But then she eyed me her gaze quite stark
And what of the ale in the tavern after dark?
I pondered a moment to search in me mind
And then I questioned Pray what kind?
For love is strong and the heart quite frail
But oh my dear it pales to ale!
Row-ho-ho with a laugh and a tale
A sailor's heart might just set sail
But when it comes to ale let it be told
I love me grog aye more than gold!
Row-ho-ho with a mug in hand
Forgive this sailor love's a shifting sand
For in the tavern's glow by the ale so fine
I'll drink to your health till the end o' time!