The Captain's Wife's Lament

The ship sailed into harbor

After fifteen months at sea

The captain hit the tavern

With his crew of fifty-three

After drinking up their pay

They staggered through the town

But all the inns and public houses

Turned the sailors down

The captain said "Fear not, me lads

You all can come with me

I live just 'round the corner

And you all can stay for free"

But when the captain's wife awoke

Upon the break of day

They say that you could hear her wailin'

Clear to Bot'ny Bay…

She said there's

Seamen all around the bed

And seamen on the floor

Seamen in the bathroom

And behind the closet door

There's seamen in the fireplace

And seamen in the hall

The living room is carpeted

With seamen, wall to wall

There's seamen in the entryway

And seamen on the stair

And worst of all, there's even seamen

In me underwear

There's some behind the larder

And beneath the table, too

I do believe your seamen

Got into me Irish stew

There's seamen here in front of me

And seamen in the rear

My God-there's even seamen

Hanging from the chandelier

There's seamen on the windowsill

And seamen in the yard

The seamen even left a stain

Upon the Saint Bernard

Although I am a patient wife

'Tis more than I can bear

To wake up in the morning

With your seamen in my hair

I ne'er again do wish to see thee

Darken up my door

So clean up all your seamen and

Come round my way no more

So clean up all your seamen and

Come round my way no more!