Rolling Sea - Eliza Carthy

Don’t ya see the ships a’comin?

Don’t ya see them in full sail?

Don’t ya see the ships a’comin

With their prizes at their tail?

Oh, my little rolling sailor

Oh, my little rolling he

How I love my rolling sailor

When he’s on a rollin' sea

(When he’s on a rollin', rollin,'

When he’s on a rollin' sea.)

Sailors they get all the money

Soldiers they get none but brass

How I love my rolling sailor

Soldiers they can kiss my---

Oh, my little rolling sailor

Oh, my little rolling he

How I love my rolling sailor

When he’s on the rolling sea

(When he’s on a rollin', rollin,'

When he’s on a rollin' sea.)

How can I be blithe and merry

With my true love far from me?

All those pretty little sailors

They’ve been pressed and ta’en to sea

Oh, my little rolling sailor

Oh, my little rolling he

How I love my rolling sailor

When he’s on the rolling sea

(When he’s on a rollin', rollin,'

When he’s on a rollin' sea.)

How I wish the press were over

And the wars were at an end

Then every sailor laddie

Would be happy with his friend

Oh, my little rolling sailor

Oh, my little rolling he

How I love my rolling sailor

When he’s on the rolling sea

(When he’s on a rollin', rollin,'

When he’s on a rollin' sea.)

When the wars they are all over

Peace and plenty come again

E’ry bonny sailor laddie

Will come sailing on the main

Oh, my little rolling sailor

Oh, my little rolling he

How I love my rolling sailor

When he’s on the rolling sea

(When he’s on a rollin', rollin,'

When he’s on a rollin' sea.)

Hope the wars will soon be over

And the sailors, once come home

Every lass will get a laddie

She won’t have to sleep alone

Oh, my little, oh sailor

Oh, my little rolling he

How I love my rolling sailor

When he’s on the rolling sea

(When he’s on a rollin', rollin,'

When he’s on a rollin' sea.)