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The Northern Queen

Chorus:
And its one - For the leavin'
Two - I must go.
Three for the wishin'
Ah! What for you'll never know?
'Cause at five o'clock we hit the dock.
We'll never more be seen.
For we sail away, at the break of day
To serve our Northern Queen.

Come gather round you laddies
Come listen to my song
My story is a simple tale
That won't delay you long
On how to choose your Mistress
The true love of your life
If you list right well to the tale I'll tell
It'll save you all from strife

I've always been a rover.
Could never settle down.
I had a lass in every port,
A girl in every town.
But when they tried my heart to claim
I'd have to tell them no
For the inland sea would beckon me
And off to her I'd go.

And then one day I saw her,
The lass I'd call my own
Although she loved another
Who beside her sat the throne
I entered in her service
But she sent me far away
So now I roam the inland seas
And to you all I say:

So when you find your lady
Make sure her heart is free
And pray she loves no other man
Or else you soon may see
That women can be fickle
Just like the ocean green.
My tale is done, now I must run
To serve my Northern Queen.