A whistling lad came calling to his sweetheart To tell her he was sailing off to sea A whistling lad became this lassie's sorrow For a whistling lad and she would never be Waves crash upon the bough The wind she blows and moans and howls Her cries stretch across the sea While she listens for the lad Who was whistling ♪ Now whistling lads be sure ye not disturb her She sleeps amongst the fair and gentle breeze Awake she comes reminded of her lover If not be him she'll keel your ship into the sea Waves crash upon the bough The wind she blows and moans and howls Her cries stretch across the sea While she listens for the lad Who was whistling Who was whistling? (Who was whistling?) Who was whistling? (Who was whistling?) Who was whistling, if not my sailor? (Oh-oh-oh-oh) Who was whistling? (Who was whistling?) Who was whistling? (Who was whistling?) Who was whistling, he's not my sailor (oh-oh-oh) A whistling lad was calling to his sweetheart To tell her he was sailing off to sea A whistling lad became this lassie's sorrow For a whistling lad and she would never be Waves crash upon the bough The wind she blows and moans and howls Her cries stretch across the sea While she listens for the lad (while she listens-) (While she listens for the lad) While she listens for the lad Who was whistling