Father, father, come build me a boat But over the wide ocean I may go And every ship that I pass by They all require my sailor boy A hunting sail by half an hour Before I met a boat, manowar Captain, captain, come tell me true Is my sweet William on board with you? No, kind lady, he is not here But he is drunk most great I fear The other night when the wind blew high Thats when we lost your sailor boy I sat me down, Ill write a song Ill write it neat and Ill write it long In every verse Ill shed a tear In every line hold Willy dear
write, sailor, captain, boat, manowar