Of all the wives as e'er you know
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho, yeo ho, yeo ho
There's none like Nancy Lee I trow
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho, yeo ho
See there she stands an' waves her hand upon the quay
An' ev'ryday when I'm away she'll watch for me
And whisper low when tempests blow, for Jack at sea
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho
The sailor's wife, the sailor's star shall be
Yeo ho, we go across the sea
The sailor's wife, the sailor's star shall be
The sailor's wife his star shall be
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The harbor's past, the breezes blow
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho, yeo ho, yeo ho
'Tis long ere we come back I know
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho, yeo ho
But true and bright from morn' 'til night my home will be
An' all so neat an' sung an' sweet, for Jack at sea
An' Nancy's face to bless the place, an' welcome me
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho
The sailor's wife, the sailor's star shall be
Yeo ho, we go across the sea
The sailor's wife, the sailor's star shall be
The sailor's wife his star shall be
The bosun pipes the watch below
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho, yeo ho, yeo ho
Then here's a health afore we go
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho, yeo ho
A long, long life to my sweet wife and mates at sea
And keep our bones from Davy Jones, where'er we be
And may you meet a mate as sweet as Nancy Lee
Yeo ho, lads, ho, yeo ho
The sailor's wife, the sailor's star shall be
Yeo ho, we go across the sea
The sailor's wife, the sailor's star shall be
The sailor's wife his star shall be