Where Am I to Go

 

Where am I to go, M'Johnnies
oh where am I to go?
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
Oh, where am I to go, M'Johnnies
oh where am I to go? 
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?

 

Way up on that t'gallant yard
that's where you’re bound to go
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
Way up on that t'gallant yard
the gans’l for to stow
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?


Way up on that t'gallant yard
and take that gans'l in
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
Way up aloft and lay right out
and stow it neat and trim
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?


You're bound away around Cape Horn
that's where you're bound to go
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
You're bound away around Cape Horn
all through the ice and snow
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?


You’ll be an able seaman lad
when you have served your time
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
And then you’ll ship as a seaman lad
aboard the black ball line
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?


One day you’ll sit for your ticket lad
this work will serve ya fine
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
You’ll finish up a Captain lad
aboard some line o’prime
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?


Oh, where am I to go, me johnnies
oh where am I to go?
To me, way hey hey, high roll and go
Oh, where am I to go, me Johnnies
oh where am I to go?
For I'm a young sailor boy
oh where am I to go?