Sailor Girl from Asia- (JA) 1973 Olive Lewin
[No informant named. From: Forty folk songs of Jamaica by Olive Lewin; publisher: Washington, D.C., General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, 1973; p. 87-89, with musical score.
R. Matteson 2015]
SAILOR GIRL FROM ASIA
1. I'm a sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
I'm a sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my papa coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my papa coming from far upon the sea.
Papa, you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Papa you bring me some gold
No I bring you none.
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
2. Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my mama coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my mama coming from far upon the sea.
Mama you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me mama you bring me some gold
No I bring you none
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
3. Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my brother coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my brother coming from far upon the sea.
Me brother you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me brother, you bring me some gold
No I bring you none
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
4. Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my sister coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my sister coming from far upon the sea.
Me sister you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me sister you bring me some gold
No I bring you none
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
5. Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I saw my cousin coming from far upon the sea
An' I saw my cousin coming from far upon the sea.
Me cousin you bring me some silver
No I bring you none
Me cousin you bring me some gold
No I bring you none.
I come today to see you hang
An' hang you mus' be hang.
6. Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
Sailor girl from Asia, a sailor girl from home
An' I see my lover coming from far upon the sea
An' I see my lover coming from far upon the sea.
Please wait until he comes
Me lover you bring me some silver
Yes I bring you some
Me lover you bring me some gold
Yes I bring you some.
I come today to see you save
An' save you mus' be save.