From the recording Sea Shanties For The Road
Lyrics
As I came thro' Sandgate,
Thro' Sandgate, thro' Sandgate,
As I came thro' Sandgate,
I heard a lassie sing:
'O, weel may the keel row,
The keel row, the keel row,
O weel may the keel row
The boat my laddie's in.'
'O wha's like my Johnnie,
Sae leish, sae blithe, sae bonnie?[8]
He's foremost 'mang the mony[9]
Keel lads o' coaly Tyne;
'O, weel may the keel row,
The keel row, the keel row,
O weel may the keel row
The boat my laddie's in.'
As I came thro' Sandgate,
Thro' Sandgate, thro' Sandgate,
As I came thro' Sandgate,
I heard a lassie sing:
'O, weel may the keel row,
The keel row, the keel row,
O weel may the keel row
The boat my laddie's in.'