Go My Way - Bellowhead

It was on one summer’s evening

Heave and haul away

When the full moon it was waning

Won’t you go my way?

I met her on the bowery

Down in Mobil Bay

Her beauty overpowered me

Won’t you go my way?

Come my own love, come my true love

Come and listen unto me

Could you fancy a poor sailor

Who’s just come from the sea?

You are ragged, you are dirty

And your clothes smell of tar

So be off you saucy sailor

Be off you jacky tar

Her lips were red and rosy

Heave and haul away

And her figure was neat and cosy

Won’t you go my way?

So I asked her for to marry

Heave and haul away

But she said she’d rather tarry

Won’t you go my way?

Won’t you go my way?

Won’t you go my way?

When the ocean’s bright in the pale moonlight

Won’t you go my way?

Do you think that I am foolish?

Do you think that I am mad?

For to marry with the likes of you

When there’s no money to be had

Though I’m ragged and I’m dirty

And my clothes of tar they smell

I have silver in my pocket

And a store of gold as well

And when she heard him say these words

Down on her knees she fell

Saying «Dirty, ragged sailor

I love more than words can tell»

Do you think that I am foolish?

Do you think that I am mad?

For to marry with the likes of you

When there are better girls to be had

So I left her in the morning

Heave and haul away

In the morning bright and early

Won’t you go my way?

And I’m on my way to Frisco

Heave and haul away

Yes I’m off to San Francisco

Won’t you go my way?

For I’ll sail across the ocean

And my ship will spread her wings

I’ll find a better love than you

It’s not for you this wedding ring

I am frolicsome and easy

Good-tempered and free

And I don’t give a single pin

What the world thinks of me

So it’s goodbye Juliana

Heave and haul away

And it’s farewell Juliana

Won’t you go my way?

Now I’m on my way to Frisco

Heave and haul away

Yes I’m off to San Francisco

Won’t you go my way?

Won’t you go my way?

Won’t you go my way?

When the ocean’s bright in the pale moonlight

Won’t you go my way?

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