Darby O'Gill - Jack Tar Lyrics
A sailor was walkin one fine summers dayA squire and his lady were passin his wayAnd the sailor heard the squire say: Tonight with you, love, I mean to layWith me doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma dayYou must tie a string all around yer fingerWith the other end of the string hanging out yer winderAnd Ill come by and Ill pull that string, then you must come down and let me inWith me doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma dayThought Jack to himself: Ive a mind to tryTo see if a poor sailor cant win him that prizeSo he came by and he pulled that string, then she came down and she let old Jack inWith his doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma dayThe squire came by he was whistlin a songThinkin to himself that it wouldnt be longBut when he got there no string he found. Behold his hopes were all dashed to the groundWith his doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma dayThe maiden arose it was just gettin lightShe jumped up from the bed with a terrible frightFor there lay old Jack in his tarry old shirt. Behold his hands were all covered with dirtAnd his doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma dayOh what do you want you tarry sailorSneakin in a ladys bedroom to steal her treasureOh no, said Jack, I just pulled that string, then you came down and you let me inWith me doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma dayThen Jack said: Oh forgive me I prayAnd Ill steal away very quietly in the dawn of the dayOh no, said she, dont go too far, for I never will part with my jolly Jack tarAnd his doomy-amma dingy-amma doomy-ammma day
