Harbour Lecou lyrics

As I rowed ashore from my schooner close by
A girl on the beach I chanced to espy
Her hair it was red and her bonnet was blue
And her place of abode was in Harbour LeCou

Well boldly I asked her to walk on the strand
She smiled like an angel and held out her hand
So I buttoned me guernsey and hove `way me chew
In the dark rolling water of Harbour Le Cou

My ship she lay anchored far out on the tide
As I walked along with the maid at my side
I told her I loved her, I said I`d be true
And I winked at the moon over Harbour LeCou

As we walked on the shore at the close of the day
I thought of my wife who was home in Torbay
I knew that she`d kill me if she only knew
I was courting a lassie in Harbour LeCou

As we passed a log cabin that stood on the shore
I met an old shipmate I`d sailed with before
He treated me kindly, saying "Jack, how are you?
It`s seldom I see you in Harbour LeCou."

And I was parting this maiden in tow
He broke up my party with one single blow
Saying "Regards to your Mrs, and your wee kiddies too
I remember her well, she`s from Harbour LeCou."

Well I looked at this damsel a-standing longside
Her jaw it had dropped and her mouth opened wide
And then like a she-cat apon me she flew
And I fled from the furies of Harbour LeCou

So come all ye young sailors who walk on the shore
Beware of old shipmates you`ve sailed with before
Beware of the maiden in the bonnet of blue
And the pretty young damsels of Harbour LeCou
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