A sailor lass came here last night With sailing she was weary A sailor lass came here last night When the moon was shining clearly He's taken the sailor by the hand And led her to his chamber He's given her some rum to drink And her love it flared like tinder Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye noo Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye An I'll gar all your ribbons reel Or the morning air I leave ye ♪ They hadn't been, but an hour in bed But an hour at a quarter When drums came beating down the street And every beat was shorter Its up, up, our Captain cried It's up, up and away, then It's up, up, our Captain cried For the morn it's our sailing time Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye noo Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye An I'll gar all your ribbons reel Or the morning air I leave ye ♪ It's when will you come back again My bonnie sailor lassie? And when will you come back again And when will you marry me? Oh, hold your tongue my bonny lad Ne'er let this parting grieve thee The Commodore I know you are And now your ship is my ship! Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye noo Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye An I'll gar all your ribbons reel Or the morning air I leave ye Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye noo Bonny laddie I'll lie near ye An I'll gar all your ribbons reel Or the morning air I leave ye