Whoa, she sang to me so sweetly
One early Easter morn'
As our ship did turn the wester
To make it round Cape Horn
Whoa, she sang to me a song of a love
And how my lips she did crave
And all I had to do was join her beneath the waves
She's a liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by, oh
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I know I have a wife at home and three children sweet
I swore to her, I'd never roam and my vows I'd keep
But out on the water I heard a call to me
And my promises sank to the deep (here we go)
Sank to the deep
Liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by
Liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by, oh
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A voice as sweet as any rum that e'er I had
I thought right then that kingdom come and fell into my grasp
Oh sweetest, please come with me into the waves below
I'll take you and make you my own (here we go)
Make you my own
Liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by
Liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by, oh
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And so headlong did I jump
Into her arms that fateful day
And she carried me down to her home
Where the fish and turtles play
And t'was there I saw my dear old dad
Who had died some years before
And he said to me, "Swim for your life
And find some peaceful shore"
'Cause she's a liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by
Liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by
Liar and a thief and a damned old fish
But she's the only one I want, she's my only wish
And if I did go overboard then I would surely die
But if I could have one thing in life, I would love her by and by
If I could have one thing in life I would love her by and by
If I could have one thing in life I would love her by and by