xC As I was a-walking down Paradise street C Am D G To me way, aye, blow the man down Dm G Dm A pretty young damsel I chanced for to meet G C Give me some time to blow the man down She was round in the counter and bluff in the bow To me way, aye, blow the man down So I took in all sail and cried "Way enough now!" Give me some time to blow the man down I hailed her in English, she answered me clear To me way, aye, blow the man down I'm from the Black Arrow, bound to the Shakespeare Give me some time to blow the man down She says to me "Will you stand treat?" To me way, aye, blow the man down "Delighted" says I "for a charmer so sweet" Give me some time to blow the man down So I tailed her my flipper and took her in tow To me way, aye, blow the man down And yardarm to yardarm, away wed did go Give me some time to blow the man down I bought her a two shilling dinner in town To me way, aye, blow the man down And trinkets and laces and bonnet and gown Give me some time to blow the man down We walked and we talked and her name it was Gwen To me way, aye, blow the man down I kissed her a couple and kissed her again Give me some time to blow the man down I says "Will you marry a seafaring man?" To me way, aye, blow the man down She says "I'll ask Mother to see if I can." Give me some time to blow the man down Along comes a sailor, they call him Half Ton, To me way, aye, blow the man down He says to her "Mother" she murmurs "My son!" Give me some time to blow the man down She says to him "Son, here is your new dadee" To me way, aye, blow the man down But I says "I'm bound for the rolling sea" Give me some time to blow the man down
