Intro: verse 1: Come boat me o'er, come row me o'er Come boat me o'er to Charlie I'll gie John Ross another bawbee Tae ferry me o'er to Charlie We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea We'll o'er the water to Charlie Come weel, come woe, we'll gather and go And live or die wi' Charlie verse 2: I swear by moon and stars so breght And sun that glances early If I had twenty thousand lives I'd lose them a' for Charlie We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea We'll o'er the water to Charlie Come weel, come woe, we'll gather and go And live or die wi' Charlie verse 3: Aince I had sons, but noo I hae nane I bred them toiling sairly And I would bear them all again And lose them a' for Charlie We'll o'er the water, we'll o'er the sea We'll o'er the water to Charlie Come weel, come woe, we'll gather and go And live or die wi' Charlie