Come,boat me o’er, come, ferry me o’er, come boat me o’er
to Charlie;
I’ll give John Ross another bawbee, To ferry me o’er to
Charlie.
CHORUS:
We’ll o’er the water, we’ll o’er the sea, we’ll o’er the
water to Charlie;
Come weel, come woe, we’ll gather and go, and live or die
with Charlie.
It’s well I love my Charlie’s name, Though some there be
that abhor him;
But O, to see old Nick gone home, And Charlie’s face before
me!
(chorus)
I swear by the moon and stars so bright, And the sun that
glances so early;
If I had twenty thousand lives, I’d give them all for
Charlie.
(chorus)
I once had sons, and now I have none; I bred them, toiling
sorely;
And I would bear them all over again, And lose them all for
Charlie.
(chorus)
