Sally Brown

Heaving Chantey

I shipped on board of a Liverpool liner,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
And I shipped on board of a Liverpool liner
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

O, Sally Brown, of New York City,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
O, Sally Brown you're very pretty
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

O, Sally Brown's a bright mulatto,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
She drinks rum and chews tobacco,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

O, Sally Brown's a Creole lady,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
She's the mother of a yellow baby,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

Seven long years I courted Sally,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
Sweetest girl in all the valley,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

Seven long years she wouldn't marry,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
And I no longer cared to tarry,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

So I courted Sal, her only daughter,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
For her I sail upon the water,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

Sally's teeth are white and pearly,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
Her eyes are blue, her hair is curly,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.

Now my troubles are all over,
Way, ho, a-rolling go;
Sally's married to a dirty soldier,
For I spent my money 'long with Sally Brown.