Eliza Lee
lTraditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Oh, the smartest packet you can find,
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
Is the fair "Rosalind" in the Blackball line!
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run.
The fair "Rosalind" one bright summer's day,
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
Went sailing away far out over the bay,
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run.
The tiller one hand firmly grasped,
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
And Eliza's waist by the other was clasped,
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run.
Oh the day was fine, the wind was free,
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
And Eliza Lee sat there on my knee,
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run.
Oh, Eliza Lee all on my knee,
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
Was as pretty a sight as any could see!
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run.
Oh, I said, "My dear, will you be mine?"
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
Her answer was sweeter than sweetest of wine,
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run.
Oh the smartest packet you can find,
Ah he, ah ho, are you most done?
Is the fair "Rosalind" in the Blackball line
So the clear the track, let the bulgine run,
To my aye rig a jig in the low back car,
Ah he, ha ho, are you most done?
With Eliza Lee all on my knee,
So clear the track, let the bulgine run
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
