Broken Hearted Lover- Jon Anderson (Aber) c.1908 Greig K
[My date, location. From The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection - Volume 8 - page 484 by Patrick N. Shuldham-Shaw, ‎Emily B. Lyle - 2002.
R. Matteson 2017]
K. The Broken Hearted Lover- sung by Jonathan Anderson of Aberdeenshire (?) about 1908, collected Grieg.
1. O father dear build me a boat
That on the ocean I may float
And view the friend ships as they sail by
And make inquiries of my sailor boy.
2. We had not sailed long on the deep
When a fleet of friend ships we chanced to meet
"O captain, captain, come tell me true
Does my true love Billie sail alang wi' you?"
3. "What kind of clothes does your Billie wear
And what is the colour of his hair?"
"His jacket white and his trousers blue
His fair curly locks they hing roon his broo."
4. "Just last night the wind blew high
We lost a charming young sailor boy
His jacket white and his trousers blue
His fair curly locks they hung roon his broo."
5. She wrung her hands, she tore her hair,
She cried aloud in wild despair,
"How can I live here alone,
How can I live when my Billie's gone?"