[Verse 1]
Come all ye pretty fair maids, wherever you may be
Love a jolly sailor bold who plows the raging sea
From Tower Hill to Blackwall, I'll wander, weep and moan
All for my jolly sailor, until he comes back home
His hair does hang in ringlets, his eyes as black as sloes
My happiness is with him wherever he may go

[Chorus]
My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold

[Verse 2]
Come all ye pretty fair maids, wherever you may be
Love a jolly sailor bold who plows the raging sеa
From Tower Hill to Blackwall, I have wanderеd, wept and moaned
All for my jolly sailor, who never will come home
His hair did hang in ringlets, his eyes were black as sloes
My happiness is with him where he lies below

[Chorus]
My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold