Northern Shore - Yarmouth Town Lyrics

In Yarmouth town there lived a man
He kept a little tavern down by the Strand
And the landlord had a daughter fair
A pretty little thing with the golden hair

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

At night there came a sailor man
He's asked the daughter for her hand
Oh why should I marry you, she said
I have all I want without being wed

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

But if with me you'd want to linger
I'll tie a bit of string all around my finger
And as you pass by just pull on the string
And I'll come down and I'll let you in

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

At closing time the sailor man
He's gone to the tavern down by the Strand
And as he's passed by he's pulled on the string
She's come down and she's let him in

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

Now he's never seen such a sight before
'Cause the string around her finger was all she wore

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

Well the sailor he stayed the whole night through
And early in the morning went back to his crew
And he told them about the maiden fair
The pretty little thing with the golden hair

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

Well the news it soon got around
The very next night in Yarmouth Town
There were fifteen sailors pulling on the string
And she's come down and she's let them all in

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

So all young men that to Yarmouth go
If you see a pretty girl with her hair hanging low
Well all you've got to do is pull on the string
She'll come down and she'll let you in

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town

Oh won't you come down
Won't you come down
Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town