I was a sailor for the king
Had a wife and family
What seems like a lifetime ago
It's all coming back to me
Time when I was free
When love meant more to me
Than gold
I had my ship, I had my crew
We were young, brave and true
Sailed the seas for far too long
But what it came to beIs a life of miseryWhen we found the curse of old
Yo ho, we rowTo find the cursed gold
Yo ho, we rowTo free our cursed souls
Now we sail the seven seas
No home or family
Searching for the cursed gold
In this endless misery
We seek our liberty
Every night we sing along
Yo ho, we rowTo find the cursed gold
Yo ho, we rowTo free our cursed souls

You and I used to meet on the crowded street;
High on absinthe and all distilled so sweet.
Under a doorway lit by a single bulb:
You asked me if I could give you my love.
Sir I cannot give what I do not feel –
So don't ask and ask you wax me ill.
Yet, I should think there a girl
who might take pity on you –
Who'd love you like you know
I could never do.
Nell or Nan won't give you trouble
like you know I would;
Their love is free, which I'm sure you deserve.
Now, let's shake hands and
call ourselves “friend”.
For all things start and
all things must end.
I shall say our time together was
that most pleasant.
Remember me well and
harbor no resentment.
But why you go ‘round and say
that I have no heart?
It don't make sense
– you want what you say I ain't got.
C’mon, now, sir.
Now, I said I could not love you
and that I mean.
Ain't no man gonna put a rope around me.

Ain't no man gonna put a rope around me.
            She ain't said never better wait and see.
Ain't no man gonna put a rope around me.
            She ain't said never better wait and see.