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Title
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Caroline and her young sailor bold
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Singer
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Unknown
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
It's of a rich nobleman's daughter,
So comely and handsome we hear,
Her father possessed a great fortune -
Full thirty five thousand a year;
He had but one only daughter,
Caroline was her name I've been told,
One day, from her drawing room window,
She admired a young sailor bold.
Verse 2
His cheeks they appeared like the roses,
His hair was a black as the jet,
Young Caroline watched their departure,
Walked round, and young William she met;
She says - 'I'm a nobleman's daughter,
Possessed of ten thousand in gold,
I'll forsake both my father and mother,
To wed with a young sailor bold.'
Verse 3
'Now we must both be true hearted,
For I've a great duty to do;
We never more will be parted
If you will prove constant and true.
I'd advise you stay at home with your parents,
And do as by them you are told,
And never let anyone tempt you,
To wed from your young sailor bold.'
Verse 4
Young William sailed over the water
And gained both honours and fame,
Likewise a very good fortune
Then home to his Caroline he came;
They both remained in good earnest,
As well as I have been told,
And now they live happy and cheerful,
Caroline and her young sailor bold.
