The Handsome Cabin Boy-Sweeney's Men

[ly:] [mu:] [ma:] [pu:] [00:00.360]the handsome cabin boy - sweeney's men [00:05.256] [00:10.153]it's of a pretty female [00:13.976]as you may understand [00:18.444]her mind being bent for rambling [00:22.232]unto some foreign land [00:26.347]she dressed herself in sailor's clothes [00:30.465]or so it does appear [00:34.267]and she hired with a captain [00:38.681]to serve him for a year [00:42.692]the captain's wife she being on board [00:46.886]she seemed in great joy [00:51.099]to think the captain had engaged [00:55.085]a handsome cabin boy [00:59.302]that now and then she'd slip him a kiss [01:03.346]and she'd have liked to toy [01:07.060]but it was the captain found out the secret [01:11.141]of the handsome cabin boy [01:15.951]her cheeks they were like roses [01:19.216]and her hair rolled in a curl [01:24.188]the sailors often smiled and said [01:28.082]he looked just like a girl [01:32.504]but eating of the captain's biscuit [01:36.653]her colour did destroy [01:40.468]and the waist did swell of pretty nell [01:44.773]the handsome cabin boy [01:47.988] [02:21.318]it was in the bay of biscay [02:25.472]our gallant ship did plow [02:29.942]one night among the sailors [02:33.903]was a fearful flurry and row [02:37.954]they tumbled from their hammocks [02:42.368]for their sleep it did destroy [02:45.678]and they sworn about the groaning [02:49.497]of the handsome cabin boy [02:54.481]oh doctor dear oh doctor [02:58.907]the cabin boy did cry [03:03.034]my time has come i am undone [03:06.945]and surely i will die [03:10.900]the doctor come a-runnin [03:13.598]and a-smiling at the fun [03:19.071]to think a sailor lad should have [03:23.676]a daughter or a son [03:27.692]the sailors when they saw the joke [03:31.951]they all did stand and stare [03:36.261]the child belonged to none of them [03:40.231]they solemnly did swear [03:44.550]and the captain's wife she says to him [03:48.276]my dear i wish you joy [03:52.482]for this either you or me's betrayed [03:56.824]the handsome cabin boy [04:01.146]so sailors take your tot of rum [04:04.966]and drink success to trade [04:09.421]and likewise to the cabin boy [04:13.377]that was neither man nor maid [04:17.576]here's hoping the wars don't rise again [04:22.110]our sailors to destroy [04:25.945]and here's hoping for a jolly lot more [04:30.259]and the handsome cabin boy