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[Verse 1]
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Don't ya see the ships a-comin'
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Don't ya see them in full sail
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Don't ya see the ships a-comin'
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With their prizes at their tail
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Oh, my little rolling sailor
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Oh, my little rolling he
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How I love my rolling sailor
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When he's on a rollin' sea
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(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
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[Verse 2]
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Sailors, they get all the money
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Soldiers, they get none but brass
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How I love my rolling sailor
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Soldiers they can kiss my
[Chorus]
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Oh, my little rolling sailor
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Oh, my little rolling he
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How I love my rolling sailor
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When he's on a rollin' sea
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(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
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[Verse 3]
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How can I be blithe and merry
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With my true love far from me?
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All those pretty little sailors
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They've been pressed and ta'en to sea
[Chorus]
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Oh, my little rolling sailor
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Oh, my little rolling he
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How I love my rolling sailor
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When he's on a rollin' sea
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(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
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[Verse 4]
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How I wish the press were over
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And the wars were at an end
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Then every sailor laddie
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Would be happy with his friend
[Chorus]
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Oh, my little rolling sailor
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Oh, my little rolling he
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How I love my rolling sailor
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When he's on a rollin' sea
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(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
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[Verse 5]
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When the wars, they are all over
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Peace and plenty come again
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E'ry bonny sailor laddie
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Will come sailing on the main
[Chorus]
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My little rolling sailor
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Oh, my little rolling he
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How I love my rolling sailor
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When he's on a rollin' sea
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(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
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[Verse 6]
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Hope the wars will soon be over
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And the sailors once come home
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Every lass will get a laddie
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She won't have to sleep alone
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Oh, my little, oh sailor
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Oh, my little rolling he
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How I love my rolling sailor
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When he's on a rollin' sea
N.C.
(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
(When he's on a rollin', rollin')
(When he's on a rollin' sea)
[Outro]
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