Yarmouth Town

verse 1: In Yarmouth Town there lived a man And he kept a little tavern by the strand The landlord had a daughter fair A pretty little thing with the golden hair Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town verse 2: Now, in this tavern was a sailor man And he asked the daughter for her hand "Why should I marry you" she said "When I get all I want without being wed" Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town verse 3: "But if with me you want to linger I'll tie a piece of string all around me finger And all you have to do is pull on the string And I'll come down and I'll let you in" Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town verse 4: And at closing time the sailor man Went back to the tavern by the strand He'd never seen such a sight before For the string on her finger was all she wore Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town VERSE 5: The sailor played the whole night through And then in the morning went back to the crew He told them all, the daughter fair The pretty little thing with the golden hair Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town VERSE 6: The news it soon got all around And the very next night in Yarmouth Town There was fifteen sailors pulling on the string She came down and she let them all in Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town VERSE 7: So, all young men that to Yarmouth go To see a little girl with her hair hung low All you got to do is pull on the string She'll come down and she'll let you all in Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town Oh, won't you come down Won't you come down Won't you come down to Yarmouth Town