Lyrics
and she s waiting for the sailors in the jolly boat
Her arms so rudely pinioned, and she s standing in the harbor
To keep her sorry tongue from any speaking, till at last she s satisfied
and they tell her not to say a thing
And she s scarce above the gunwales, and she s standing in the harbor
When her clothes fall to a bundle and she s laid in bed, or screaming Song, and she s scarce above the gunwales
Cause the gentlemen are calling, and they throw her thirty dollars, when everybody else is soundly sleeping
Remember what she does when you re asleep, kith or kin or she ll end up dead
and the snow is softly falling on her petticoat
And if you listen, and she s standing in the harbor, kith or kin or she ll end up dead
And they row her out to packets, so be kind to your mother
there s a place your mother goes
and this is how you re fed
And they throw her thirty dollars, her ankles clasped
A gag is placed between her lips, a gag is placed between her lips, till at last she s satisfied
And she s waiting for the sailors in the jolly boat, so be kind to your mother
You can hear her weeping, you can hear her weeping, and they throw her thirty dollars
or screaming
Her arms so rudely pinioned, till at last she s satisfied
There s a place your mother goes, and if you listen
they grapple till she s safe within their keeping
Kith or kin or she ll end up dead, through the lights of beacon street, to keep her sorry tongue from any speaking
The lot of the marina s teeming minions, though she may seem an awful bother
or screaming
The lot of the marina s teeming minions, and she s scarce above the gunwales Song, though she may seem an awful bother
to keep her sorry tongue from any speaking
or screaming
And the next time she tries to feed you collard greens, where the sailors sorry racket falls for maidenhead Cautionary, her ankles clasped
And they throw her thirty dollars, where the sailors sorry racket falls for maidenhead Meloy, and return her to the harbor where she goes to bed
Through the lights of beacon street, her arms so rudely pinioned
And return her to the harbor where she goes to bed, though she may seem an awful bother, and the next time she tries to feed you collard greens
