Blair Dunlop
Canadee I-O
It's of a fair and handsome girlShe's all in her tender yearsShe fell in love with a sailor boyIt's true she loved him wellFor to go off to sea with himLike she did not now howShe longed to see that seaport townOf Canadee I-OSo she bargained with the sailor boyAll for a piece of goldStraightway then he led herDown into the hold OSayin', "I'll dress you up in sailor's clothesYour jacket shall be blueAnd you'll see that seaport townOf Canadee I-O"Now, when the other sailors they heard the newsWell, they fell into a rageAnd with the whole ship's companyThey were willing to engageSayin', "We'll tie her hands and feet, me boyOverboard we'll throw herAnd she'll never see that seaport townCalled Canadee I-O"Letras de cancionesNow, when the captain he heard the newsWell, he fell into rageAnd with the whole ships companyHe was willing to engageSayin', "She'll stay all in sailor's clothesHer colour shall be blueShe'll see that seaport townCalled Canadee I-O"Now, when they came down to CanadaScarcely 'bout half a yearShe's married this bold captainWho's called her his dearShe's dressed all in silks and satins nowShe cuts a gallant showThe finest of the ladiesDown in Canadee I-OSo some all you fair and you tender girlsWheresoever you may beI'd have you to follow your own true loveWhene'er he goes on the seaFor if the sailor proves false to youWell, the captain he might prove trueYou'll see the honor I have gainedBy the wearing of the blue.
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