She's at the waterfront tonight, Waiting for her man. His time in port is short She loves him when she can Alone in the misty night He's hungry, restless, yearning It's such a lonely life The fire is in him burning He's longing for a woman's touch, Too many months at sea. Longing for a woman's touch Eager to oblige was she Ai la li... Through his songs and his flashing eyes Blow the winds of the foreign lands But a smile and a tender touch Is a language she understands She never wanted a family, Never wanted to be anyone's wife And no man ever grows tired of her She's the master of her own life And he's longing for a woman's touch Too many months at sea Longing for a woman's touch Eager to oblige was she Ai li li...