Broadside ballad entitled 'My Nancy'

Transcription

MY NANCY.

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TUNE-Original.

Tho' I'm laid up in port, and not outward bound,
In my upper works nothing is ailing;
My rudder and compass are both safe and sound,
And when called on I'm ready for sailing,
I'm pretty well stored with the comforts of life,
I've a neat little cot to my fancy;
And what's more, I've a berth in the heart of my wife,
She's my lovely, she's my lovely, she's my valuable
Nancy.

I well know that weezles and rats play me pranks,
At my cost they are feasting and drinking;
They nibble my biscuits, and gnaw at my planks,
And would fly if once I was sinking.
Lord help them poor things, they can do me no harm,
Let them pilfer away at their fancy;
They may rob me of money, try to injure my name,
But they never, no never, can deprive me of Nancy.

Aye, as well may the enemy kick against our old rocks,
That keep all our foes at a distance;
Their slander I pity, their malice I mock,
And I envy no man in existence.
And when called on to thee by that grim captain, death,
No trouble shall tickle my fancy;
I'll die like a man, and give up my last breath,
Breathe a prayer, aye, a prayer, for the welfare of
my Nancy.

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