I'll tell you about my night on shore
If you will lend an ear
I stepped into a cabaret
To get myself a beer
A pretty girl sat all alone
And needed company
But when I got close
This girl arose
This is what she said to me
Now she said, "Whoa, sailor
Be careful what you do
In your eye there's a gleam
And to me it seems
You're just like all the rest
With a wolfish eye
And a line that's sly
Than a sailor's at his best"
"Now look here, babe
You've got me wrong
I'm not that kind of guy
I just got back
From across the seas
Where there are no girls arie
Now let me talk to you a while
I'm sure you'll see my way"
When I went to spout
She turned about
This is what she had to say
Now she said, "Whoa, sailor
I've heard that line before
You'll look into my eyes
And tell me lies
And tales of the seven seas
But a sailor's full
Of that kind of bull
So don't hand it to me"
"Oh, pretty girl
You've let me down
You've broken my poor heart
And oh, how it hurt
When you had to spurt
That last sad remark"
I said, "I think
I'll have a drink
And I broke out six month's pay"
With a wide open eyes
She breathed a sigh
This time she had to say
Now she said, "Whoa, sailor
I think you've won my heart"
Well, she was right neat
And she sure was sweet
But I knew she was that sort
She's not all to blame
Cause it's a sailor's aim
To have a girl in every port