The London Waterman
Did you ever hear tell of the young London waterman
Who from Blackfriars did regular ply
He feathered his oars with such skill and dexterity
Pleasing each maid and delighting each eye
And he sang so sweet he sang so merry
The couples all jostled to hire his wherry
And he became known as the true lovers' ferry
But he could not find a true love of his own
Till there come a young goose girl from Stratford St Mary
And she wanted taking to Farringdon Fair
But she had not the half penny to pay for a wherry
She stood on the steps in her pretty despair
But she sang so sweet she sang so merry
He put her and all of her geese in his wherry
And her pretty face was the fare for the ferry
As he rode her over to Farringdon Fair
They was married next May time in Stratford St Mary;
And now they have waterman one two three four
They all feather their oars with such skill and dexterity
Taking the people from shore to shore
And they sing so sweet they sing so merry
The people all jostle to hire their wherry
And everyone goes by the Blackfriars ferry
While he stays at home with a love of his own