Oh, Captain, tell me true
Does my sweet Willie sail with you?
Oh no, he does not sail with me
For he is on the deep blue sea
Oh father, father, fill me a boat
So on the ocean I can float
And every ship that I pass by
I think I hear my Willie cry
Oh gypsy, gypsy, tell me true
Please tell me something I can do
I'll travel o 'er this whole wide world
To keep him from another girl
When o 'er the ocean he has roamed
He will come driftin' back to home
He'll fall into my waiting arms
And I'll be happy with his charm
He told me that he loved me so
But on a voyage he must go
And someday he'd return to me
And then how happy I would be
You told me that you loved me true
You know you said what you would do
You said a letter you would write
That's what I pray for every night
The days are very dark and blue
I sit and dream of only you
And someday you'll return again
So in my heart there'll be no pain
