Caledonia

A sailor and his true love sat doon to mak' their moan When by cam' ane o' their ain countrymen Sayin', Rise up my bonnie lassie, mak' haste and come awa' There's a vessel lyin' bound for Caledonia Well, said the sailor, Are ye willing for to pay Five hundred guineas before on board ye gae I'll pay them plack and farthing, before on board I go If you'll tak' me tae my bonnie Caledonia Well, said the sailor, Her money we will tak' And when we're on sea, we will throw her over deck Or sell her for a slave, lang or e'er she win awa' And she'll never see her bonnie Caledonia Well, said the captain, That'll never do For there are no slaves sold intil oor country noo They would hang us ane and a', they would hang us every man If we sold her for a slave in Caledonia Well, said the sailor, She's lyin' doon below She's bound hand and foot ready overboard to throw She's bound hand and foot ready overboard to throw And she'll never see her bonnie Caledonia So the captain away to the fair maid has gane Sayin', What is the reason that ye lie here so lang And what is the reason that you're lying here at all For ye've paid your passage dear to Caledonia Oh, says the lassie, Oh woe is me That ever I was born sic hardships for to see For the sailor's got a lassie he likes better far than me And it causes me to weep for Caledonia So the captain away to the sailor has gane He's ta'en him by the neck and him overboard has thrown Saying, Tak' this cup o' water, though the liquor be but sma' And drink your lassie's health tae Caledonia And they've sailed east, and they've sailed west Until they reached the land that they all loved the best For the waves they did roar and the seas they did beat And they've all arrived safe to Caledonia And they hadnae been there but threequarters o' a year When fine silks and satins he's made her for to wear When in fine silks and satins he's made her for to go Now she's the captain's wife in Caledonia Now she's the captain's wife in Caledonia