Intro:

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From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on shore

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And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before

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And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass

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Who chanced to walk in but a young Spanish lass



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She sat down beside me and kept squeezing my hand

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

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

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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

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    Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes

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    When you reach home in your own Newfoundland

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    Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand





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I quickly consented with her for to roam

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She lived by herself in a neat little home

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

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And the name of that maiden I think was Irene



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

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And down by the seashore lovely Irene she came

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Waving her pocket hankerchief and wiping her eyes

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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

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

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And when you are married and enjoying your bride

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Think on the young maiden who lay by your side