THE SKY LARK, &c, Song

When duty call'd, I sail'd away, Still to my king and country true; And nothing could my heart dismay, But parting from my charming Sue.

With grief her tender heart was press'd, And searcely could I bid adieu: Her sorrows fill'd my constant heart, For dear I love my charming Sue.

I kiss'd away the falling tear, And vow'd I ever would be true; Then bid her hope, and banish fear, To pacify my charming Sue:

She sigh'd, and wept, and sigh'd again, But I was fore'd to bid adieu; Yet, while I sail'd upon the main, I thought upon my charming Sue.

The whistling winds began to blow, And dreadful rocks appear'd in view; Now up aloft, now down below, Yet still I thought on charming Sue:

For three long years upon the main, Each toil and danger I went through; At length, quite tight, return'd again, I came, and found my charming Sue,

Constant my lovely girl I found; To me she faithful was, and true; And having fail'd the world around, I'm safe in port with charming Sue:

Well rigg'd, to church we tripp'd away, Surrounded by the jolly crew; And I am bound to bless the day I saw my lovely, charming Sue.