He was a jolly, jolly sailor boy,
Who had lately come ashore;
He spent his time in drinking wine
As he had done before.
Then we will have a jolly, jolly whirl,
Then we will have a jolly, jolly whirl,
And he who wants a pretty little girl
Must kiss her on the shore.
—Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire (Miss Matthews).
III.
Here comes one jolly sailor,
Just arrived from shore,
We’ll spend our money like jolly, jolly joes,
And then we’ll work for more.
We’ll all around, around and around,
And if we meet a pretty little girl
We’ll call her to the shore.
—Northants (Rev. W. D. Sweeting).
IV.
Here comes four jolly sailor boys,
Just lately come ashore;
They spend their days in many merry ways,
As they have done before.