Yarmouth Town lyrics

Song information

Artist: Great Big Sea
Album: Sea Of No Cares

Lyrics

(Traditional - arr. gbs)

In yarmouth town there lived a man
He had a little tavern by the strand
And the landlord had a daughter fair
A pretty little thing with the golden hair

Chorus:
Oh won't you come down, won't you come down
Oh won't you come down to yarmouth town

One night there came a sailor man
He asked the daughter for her hand
"Well, I won't marry you," she said
I have all I want without being wed

But if with me you'd like to linger
I'll tie some string all around my finger
As you walk by, pull on my string
And I'll come down and let you right in

Chorus (x2)

Well, the very next day at closing time
The sailor man goes off to the strand
And as he walks by, pulls on that string
And she's came down and let him right in

Well he's never seen such a sight before
A string around her finger was all she wore!

Chorus (x2)

So, all young men who to yarmouth go
If you see those girls with their hair hung low
All you got to do is pull their strings
And they'll come down and let you right in

Chorus (x4)

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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