I'm a poor boy as you knowBut I love the Captain's daughter soIf I begged her would she go?Or would she tell me no, no, no, no, noDaddy is a sailor manYour fresh from the farm landHe said when you ask my handFor me to tell you no, no, no, no, noYour daddy's gone away to seaYou're as lovely as can beCome and go away with meOh, don't you tell me no, no, no, no, noMy daddy owns a clipper shipHe brings me pearls on every tripPink champagne for me to sipAnd you're the poorest boy I know, know, know, know, knowI've got no pearls to give youI've got two arms and heart that's trueWe could start with a dream or twoOh won't you say you'll go, goThe poor boy came from the farm landShe was the daughter of a sailor manThe Captain says 'When he begs your handYou better tell him no, no, no, no, no'She said 'Papa don't you worry pleaseThe poor begs me upon his kneesI'd never leave this life of ease'And with the poor boy goesThe captain kissed her and he went to seaThe poor boy said 'Go away with meYou're lonely and you shouldn't beOh, don't you tell me no, no, no, no, no'My daddy owns a clipper shipHe brings me pearls on every tripPink champagne for me to sipAnd you're the poorest boy I know, know, know, know, knowYour daddy's given you a homeBut you've got nobody when he is goneI'll go and leave you all aloneIf the answer is still no, no
