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