Nordhoff:

Were you ever in Quebec,
Chorus:--Bonnie laddie, highland laddie,
Stowing timber on the deck,
Chorus:--My bonnie highland laddie oh.

[Similarly:]

Were you ever in Dundee....
There some pretty ships you'll see....

Were you ever in Merrimashee....
Where you make fast to a tree....

Were you ever in Mobile Bay....
Screwing cotton by the day....