The Beautiful Port Of Bilbao

It's a long way down from Edinburgh From the docks of Portsmouth town It's a long way down from Edinburgh But further to where I'm bound He put a fine ring on my finger so thin And he gave me his solemn vow And he said that he would be waiting for me In the beautiful port of Bilbao There's many a mighty fine ship to be found In the depths of the Bizkaia bay With cannons and sailors that roared so loud As they sank their watery way Still I'll pray to the lord and I'll clamber aboard The first boat with a wake to its bow Cos he said that he would be waiting for me In the beautiful port of Bilbao He's pretty, oh yes he be pretty for sure, He's the bonniest boy that I've seen And oh how he danced me around and around In his jacket of jaunty green But there's still no sign of his coat so fine As I stand on the deck looking out And he said that he would be waiting for me In the beautiful port of Bilbao (For ) Oh sister dear, oh sister Far beyond the sea's dark foam Take heed of them handsome young men and their money Who'd a-charm you from your home For if I'd not a curse on a gentleman's purse I sure do now Every night after ten I'll be waiting for them In the beautiful port of Bilbao