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As I rowed ash*re from my schooner close by
A girl on the beach I chanced to espy
Her hair it was red and her bonnet was blue
Her place of abode was in Harbour LeCou
Well boldly I asked her to walk on the sand
She smiled like an angel and held out her hand
So I buttoned me guernsey and hove 'way me chew
In the dark rolling water of Harbour LeCou
My ship she lay anch*red far out on the tide
As I strolled along with the maid at my side
I told her I loved her, I said I'd be true
And I winked at the moon over Harbour LeCou
As we walked on the sh*re at the close of the day
I thought of my wife who was home in Torbay
I knew that she'd kill me if she only knew
I was courting this lassie in Harbour LeCou
As we passed a log cabin that stood on the sh*re
I met an old comrade I'd sailed with before
He treated me kindly, saying "Jack, how are you?
It's seldom I see you in Harbour LeCou."
And I was parting this maiden in tow
He broke up my party with one single blow
Saying "Regards to your Mrs, and your wee kiddies too
I remember her well, she's from Harbour LeCou."
I looked at this damsel a-standing longside
Her jaw it just dropped and her mouth opened wide
And then like a she-cat apon me she flew
And I fled from the furies of Harbour LeCou
So come all ye young sailors who walk on the sh*re
Beware of old comrades you've sailed with before
Beware of the maidens with the bonnets of blue
And the pretty young damsels of Harbour LeCou