Ed Harcourt - Farewell Nancy
Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006)
Original in Dm
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[Verse 1]
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Farewell, my lovely Nancy, for it's now I must leave you
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All along the salt sea I am bound for to go
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But let my long absence be no trouble to you
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For I shall return in the spring, as you know
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[Verse 2]
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Like some pretty little sea boy I will dress and go with you
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In the deepest of danger I will stand your friend
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In the cold stormy weather when the winds are a-blowin'
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My dear, I'll be willing to wait for you then
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[Verse 3]
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Well your pretty little hands, they can't handle our tackle
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And your dainty little feet on our top mast can't go
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And the cold stormy weather, love, you can't well endure
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I would have you ashore when the winds, they do blow
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[Verse 4]
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So farewell, my lovely Nancy since it's now I must leave you
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All along the salt sea I am bound for to go
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But as you must be safe, oh, be loyal and constant
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For I shall return in the spring as you know
[Outro]
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