Lyr. Add: SAILOR GIRL FROM ASIA

I'm a sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
I'm a sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my papa coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my papa coming from far upon the sea.
Papa, you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Papa you bring me some gold
No I bring you none.
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
2
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my mama coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my mama coming from far upon the sea.
Mama you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me mama you bring me some gold
No I bring you none
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
3
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my brother coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my brother coming from far upon the sea.
Me brother you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me brother, you bring me some gold
No I bring you none
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
4
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my sister coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my sister coming from far upon the sea.
Me sister you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me sister you bring me some gold
No I bring you none
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
5
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my cousin coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my cousin coming from far upon the sea.
Me cousin you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me cousin you bring me some gold
No I bring you none.
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
6
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I see my lover coming from far upon the sea
An' I see my lover coming from far upon the sea.
Please wait until he comes
Me lover you bring me some silver
Yes I bring you some
Me lover you bring me some gold
Yes I bring you some.
I come today to see you save
An' save you mus' be save.

Similar to the English song "The maid freed from the gallows," "The golden Ball," etc. and to an Anansi story transcribed by Jekyll 1907.
The tune resembles neither the English nor American tunes.

p. 87-89, with musical score.
Olive Lewin, Coll., 1973, Forty Songs of Jamaica, General Secretariat of the OAS, Washington, D.C.