Barque in the harbour lyrics

Artist  : Great big sea 
Song : Barque in the harbour
 


From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on
shore

And stepped into a pub where I was oft times
before

And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass

Who chanced to walk in but a young Spanish lass


She sat down beside me and kept squeezing my
hand

Saying 'Sir you're a stranger not long to this
land'

Will you roam, Johnny Sailor, would you roam
along with me

To some lonesome spot where nobody can see 



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'Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words
she did cry

Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes

When you reach home in your own Newfoundland

Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing
your hand 



I quickly consented with her for to roam

She lived by herself in a neat little home

She was brisk, plump and jolly and her age scare
19

And the name of that maiden I think was Irene




One fine summer's morning our ship, she set
sail

And down by the seashore lovely Irene she
came

Waving her pocket hankerchief and wiping her
eyes

'Don't leave me Johnny Sailor' were the words she
did cry 



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I'll give you farewell love on a fine summer's
breeze

But love don't forget me when you're crossing the
sea

And when you are married and enjoying your
bride

Think on the young maiden who lay by your side




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