Seven Nations - Canadee-I-O lyrics

Canadee-i-o (Traditional; arranged by Seven Nations) It's of a fair and handsome girl She's all in her tender years She fell in love with a sailor boy And it's true she loved him well For to go off to sea with him like she did not know how She longed to see that seaport town Called Canadee-i-o So she bargained with a young sailor boy Sold for a piece of gold Straightway he led her down All down into the hold Saying "I'll dress you up in sailor's clothes Your jacket shall be blue, and you'll see that Sea-port town called Canadee-i-o. " Now when the other sailors heard the news They fell into a rage And with their whole ship's company They were willing to engage Sayin' "We'll bind her hands and feet me boys And overboard we'll throw her She'll never see that seaport town Called Canadee-i-o. " Now when the Captain he's heard the news He too fell in a rage And with his whole ship's company He was ready to engage Saying "She'll stay all in Sailor's clothes Her collar shall be blue And she'll see that seaport town Called Canadee-i-o. " When they sailed down to Canada Scare above half a year She's married this bold Captain who called her his dear She's dressed in silks and satins now And she cuts a gallant shawl She's the finest of the ladies down In Canadee-i-o So come all you fair and tender girls Wheresoever you may be I'd have you to follow your own true love When he goes out on the sea For if the sailors they prove false to you The Captain he might prove true You see the honor I have gained from The wearing of the blue Campbell's Farewell To Redcastle (Traditional; arranged by Seven Nations) Christo Wraps the Reichstag (Neil Anderson/Kirk Mcleod) The Kilt Is My Delight (Traditional; arranged by Seven Nations) Maggie's Pancakes (S. Morison)