The Maid on the Shore Lyrics

There is a young maiden, she lives all alone

She lives all alone on the shore-o

There is nothing she can find to comfort her mind

But to roam all alone on the shore, shore, shore

But to roam all alone on the shore

T'was of the young captain who sailed the salt seas

Let the wind blow high, blow low

I will die, I will die, the young captain did cry

If I don't have that maid on the shore, shore, shore

If I don't have that maid on the shore

Well, I have lots of silver, I have lots of gold

I have lots of costly ware-o

I'll divide, I'll divide with my jolly ship's crew

If they row me that maid on the shore, shore, shore

If they row me that maid on the shore

After much persuasion they brought her aboard

Let the wind blow high, blow low

They replaced her away in his cabin below

Here's adieu to all sorrow and care, care, care

Here's adieu to all sorrow and care

They replaced her away in his cabin below

Let the wind blow high, blow low

She's so pretty and neat, she's so sweet and complete

She's sung captain and sailors to sleep, sleep, sleep

She's sung captain and sailors to sleep

Then she robbed him of silver, she robbed him of gold

She robbed him of costly ware-o

Then took his broadsword instead of an oar

And paddled away to the shore, shore, shore

And paddled away to the shore

Well, me men must be crazy, me men must be mad

Me men must be deep in despair-o

For to let you away from my cabin so gay

And to paddle your way to the shore, shore, shore

And to paddle your way to the shore

Well, your men was not crazy, your men was not mad

Your men was not deep in despair-o

I deluded your sailors as well as yourself

I'm a maiden again on the shore, shore, shore

I'm a maiden again on the shore

Well, there is a young maiden, she lives all alone

She lives all alone on the shore-o

There is nothing she can find to comfort her mind

But to roam all alone on the shore, shore, shore

But to roam all alone on the shore