Learned these lyrics at the MN Renaissance Festival from a band called Gallowglass -- they don't bear much resemblance to the ones posted above, but I think the tune's the same. YELLOW GALS Do-a let me go me gals, Do-a let me go Hey-ro me yellow gals a-do-a let me go Johnny was a rover and he's bound for Calley-o Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go Johnny was a rover and to sea he's bound to go Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go As I walked down the landing stage all on a summer morn Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go I met an immagrant Irish girl all lookin' all forlorn Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go "Good mornin' Mr. Captain, sir!" "Good mornin' you," says he Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go "Oh have ya got a packin' ship all for Americ-kay?" Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go "I've got the Jimmy Walker, and she's bound around the horn, Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go With five-and-twenty imagrants and a thousand sacks of corn" Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go "Bad luck to Irish sailor boys, bad luck to them I say Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go They all got drunk, broke in me trunk, and stole me clothes away!" Hey-ro, me yellow gals, a-do-a let me go
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