Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Henry A Lytton
Never mind the why and wherefore
Love can level ranks and therefore
Though his lordship's station's mighty
Though stupendous be his brain
Though her tastes are mean and flighty
And her fortune poor and plain
Ring the merry bells on board-ship
Rend the air with warbling wild
For the union of my lordship
With a humble captain's child
For a humble captain's daughter
For a gallant captain's daughter
And a lord who rules the water
And a tar who ploughs the water
Let the air with joy be laden
Rend with songs the air above
For the union of a maiden
With the man who owns her love
Never mind the why and wherefore
Love can level ranks and therefore
Though your nautical relation
In my set could scarcely pass
Though you occupy a station
In the lower middle class
Ring the merry bells on board-ship
Rend the air with warbling wild
For the union of my lordship
With a humble captain's child
For a humble captain's daughter
For a gallant captain's daughter
And a lord who rules the water
And a tar who ploughs the water
Let the air with joy be laden
Rend with songs the air above
For the union of a maiden
With the man who owns her love
Never mind the why and wherefore
Love can level ranks and therefore
I admit the jurisdiction
Ably have you played your part
You have carried firm conviction
To my hesitating heart
Ring the merry bells on board-ship
Rend the air with warbling wild
For the union of my lordship
With a humble captain's child
For a humble captain's daughter
For a gallant captain's daughter
And a lord who rules the water
And a tar who ploughs the water
Let the air with joy be laden
Ring the merry bells on board-ship
For the union of a maiden
For her union with my lordship
Rend with songs the air above
For the man who owns her love
Rend with songs the air above
For the man who owns her love