Tá taistealaí breá in sa tír There's a gentleman in this land
'S tá se scríofa ar a bord It's recorded on the board
Chuir me litir in sa phost I've sent a letter by post haste
Agus gealltanas a post' To pledge my love and married bliss

Chorus:
'S tú mo choill, choill, choill You're my love, love, love
'S tú mo choill gaineach ban You're my loved one so fair
'S tú mo ghiolla dubh ar luaimh You're my dark sailor boy
Os ar ucht tú 'bheith slan And I wish for your care

Tiocfaidh'n long in sa chuan A ship to the bay
'S cuirfidh sí suas na driúrlann Sets the casks on the rails
Nuair a shilfeas a' fíon When the wine's drained away
Beidh an long ar a' trádh She'll be ready to sail

(Chorus)

Ó, níl agam ar a' t-saol In all this wide world
Ach an aon fear amháin There is one man I care
A chuir Aoife faoi shiúil Whom Aoife dismissed
'S ar bord an "Man-of-War" And put on board the "Man-of-War"

(Chorus twice)

Nuair a théimse faoi shiúil I journeyed away
'S d'fhág mo rún leabaí fáin And my love's bed reneged
Nuair a chuala mé mo rún When I heard that my love
A bheith ar chúl na dtonn tréann Was abroad on the waves

(Chorus)