| Was you ever in Quebec, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, stowing timber on the
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| deck, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Was you ever in Dundee, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, there some pretty ships
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| you’ll see, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny hielan' laddie
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| This Boston town don’t suit my notion and I’m bound for far away
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| So, I’ll pack my bag and sail the ocean and I’ll see you on another day
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| Was you ever in Mobile Bay, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, loading cotton by the
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| day, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Was you ever 'round Cape Horn, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, with the Lion and
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| the Unicorn, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny hielan' laddie
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| One of these days and it won’t be long and I’m bound for far away
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| You’ll take a look around and find me gone and I’ll see you on another day
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| Was you ever in Monterey, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, on that town with three
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| months pay, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Was you ever in Aberdeen, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie, prettiest girls that
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| you’ve ever seen, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny hielan' laddie
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| Farewell, dear friends, I’m leaving soon and I’m bound for far away
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| We’ll meet again this coming June and I’ll see you on another day
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny laddie, hielan' laddie
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| Hey, ho, and away we go, bonny hielan' laddie |