Motley Words

The boats are sailin’ round the bay,
Bye bye my Rosie-Anna
All loaded down with fishermen,
I won’t be home tomorrow.

Bye-bye bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
Bye-bye my Rosie-Anna.
Bye-bye bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
I won’t be home tomorrow.

A sailor’s pay’s a dollar a day,
It’s easy come easy slip away,

Around the horn we must go,
The gales are strong and the winds do blow,

We’re sailing west across the sea,
We won’t be back for many a day,

Oh Rosie-Anne, my sweet Rosie-Anne,
Oh Rosie-Anne, sweet Rosie-Anne,

Chorus x 2

(Chorus). Tunes first bye-bye. Followed by Basses then Tenors