Barque In The Harbour

Great Big Sea

Intro: Dm  C  Dm  C  (2x)

1. From a barque in the harbour I went roaming on shore
   And stepped into a pub where I was oft times before
   And as I was sitting and enjoying my glass
   Who chanced to walk in but a young Spanish lass
   
2. She sat down beside me and kept squeezing my hand
   Saying Sir you're a stranger not long to this land
   Will you roam, Johnny Sailor, would you roam along with me
   To some lonesome spot where nobody can see

R: Don't you leave me Johnny Sailor were the words she did cry
   Waving and weeping and wiping her eyes
   When you reach home in your own Newfoundland
   Think of the young Spaniard who kept squeezing your hand

3. I quickly consented with her for to roam
   She lived by herself in a neat little home
   She was brisk, plump and jolly and her age scare nineteen
   And the name of that maiden I think was Irene
   
4. One fine summer's morning our ship, she set sail
   And down by the seashore lovely Irene she came
   Waving her pocket hankerchief and wiping her eyes
   Don't leave me Johnny Sailor were the words she did cry
   
R: Don't you leave me...   
   
5. I'll give you farewell love on a fine summer's breeze
   But love don't forget me when you're crossing the sea
   And when you are married and enjoying your bride
   Think on the young maiden who lay by your side

R: Don't you leave me...