There was a little ship and she sailed upon the sea And the name of that ship was the Turkish Reveille
Oh she sailed out on that lonely lonesome water Oh she sailed out on that lonesome sea
Up stepped a little sailor saying ‘What will you give to me If I sink that ship in the bottom of the sea? '
Oh I'll sink her in that lonely lonesome water Oh I'll sink her that lonesome sea
Oh I have a house and I have land And I have a daughter that shall be at your command
If you'll sink her in that lonely lonesome water If you'll sink her in that lonesome sea
So he's bowed on his breast and away swum he He swum ‘til he came to the Turkish Reveille
As she sailed out on that lonely lonesome water As she sailed out on that lonesome sea
He had a little awl all made for the bore And he bored nine holes in the bottom of the floor Oh he sunk her in that lonely lonesome water Oh he sunk her in that lonesome sea
So he's bowed on his breast and away swum he He swum ‘til he came to the Golden Willow Tree
Where she sailed out on that lonely lonesome water Where she sailed out on that lonesome sea
Saying ‘Captain oh captain will you be as good as your words? Or either will you take me up on board? '
For I've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water For I've sunk her in that lonesome sea
‘No I shall not be as good as my word Or neither will I take you up on board'
Though you've sunk her in that lonely lonesome water Though you've sunk her in that lonesome sea
‘If it were not for the love that I bear unto your men I'd sink you the same just as I have sunk them'
Oh I'd sink you in that lonely lonesome water Oh I'd sink you in that lonesome sea So he's bowed on his breast and down sunk he Bidding farewell to the Golden Willow Tree
Oh he sunk down in that lonely lonesome water Oh he sunk down in that lonesome sea