Tony Rose - Banks Of Green Willow lyrics

O it's of a sea-captain Down by the banks of willow, He's courted a pretty girl Till she proved with child o. She cried, "What shall I do my love? What will become of me? My mother and father, They both will disown me." "Go fetch me some of your father's gold And some of your mother's money, And you shall sail the ocean Along with young Johnny." So she's fetched him some of her father's gold And some of her mother's money, And she has gone aboard a ship Along with young Johnny. Well they had not been sailing Scarce six weeks nor so many Before she was delivered Of a beautiful baby. "Sea captain, sea captain, Here's fifty pounds for thee To see me safe home again, Me and my baby." "Oh no," said the captain, "Such things they never can be. 'Tis better to lose two lives Than 'tis to lose many." "Then tie the napkin round my head, Come tie it soft and easy, And throw me right overboard, Me and my baby." So they tied the napkin round her head, They've tied it soft and easy. They've thrown her right overboard, She and her baby. Don't you see how she swims, my lad, Don't you see how her body quivers? She'll swim till she comes to The banks of green willow. And my love shall have a coffin made Of a gold that shines yellow, And she shall be buried On the banks of green willow.