"Maggie May" lyrics
(feat. Annapantsu & RichaadEB)
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Now come here all you sailors bold, and listen to me tale
I know you all will sadly pity me
For I was a ruddy fool in the port of Liverpool
On a voyage when I first made off from sea
I was paid off at the Home, from a voyage from Sierra Leone
Two pounds ten a month had been my pay
As I jingled in me tin, I was sadly taken in
By a lady of the name of Maggie May
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
When I steered into her, no I hadn't got a care
I was cruising up and down old Canning Place
She was dressed in a gown so fine, like a frigate on the line
And I, being just sailor-man, gave chase
Oh next morn' when I woke, and I found that I was broke
I had'nt got a penny I could find
So I had to pawn me suit, me John-Ls and me boots
Down in the Park Lane pawnshop number nine
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Oh you thievin' Maggie May, you robbed me of me pay
When I slept with you last night ashore
Oh it's guilty the jury found her, of robbin' of a homeward bounder
And she'll never roll down Paradise Street no more
She was chained and sent away from Liverpool one day
The lads all cheered as she sailed down the bay
And every sailor lad, he only was too glad
That they'd sent the old whore out to Botany Bay
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Oh, come on now!
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Yarr!
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Now come here all you sailors bold, and listen to me tale
I know you all will sadly pity me
For I was a ruddy fool in the port of Liverpool
On a voyage when I first made off from sea
I was paid off at the Home, from a voyage from Sierra Leone
Two pounds ten a month had been my pay
As I jingled in me tin, I was sadly taken in
By a lady of the name of Maggie May
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
When I steered into her, no I hadn't got a care
I was cruising up and down old Canning Place
She was dressed in a gown so fine, like a frigate on the line
And I, being just sailor-man, gave chase
Oh next morn' when I woke, and I found that I was broke
I had'nt got a penny I could find
So I had to pawn me suit, me John-Ls and me boots
Down in the Park Lane pawnshop number nine
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Oh you thievin' Maggie May, you robbed me of me pay
When I slept with you last night ashore
Oh it's guilty the jury found her, of robbin' of a homeward bounder
And she'll never roll down Paradise Street no more
She was chained and sent away from Liverpool one day
The lads all cheered as she sailed down the bay
And every sailor lad, he only was too glad
That they'd sent the old whore out to Botany Bay
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Oh, come on now!
Oh, Maggie, Maggie May, they've taken you away
To slave upon Van Diemen's cruel shore
Oh you robbed so many whalers, and many drunken sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
But you'll never cruise 'round Liverpool no more
Yarr!
