Last Updated : 31 Aug 2009
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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. |
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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. |