Lyrics
Well, the last man I was with
Was a sailor on his leave;
I took him home with me
Took him to my bed and kept him there a week,
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
He left me tired and happy
But he left me all the same!
I cried at night and beat the mattress
Cause he broke my heart and sailed away.
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
A sailor just off the boat is
like a shiny apple in the tree
But a sailor once he's bit into
Is too easy for the likes of me...
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
Now I'm sure that I'm a lady,
I go to church three times a year,
It's only after drinking whiskey,
My memory ain't clear!
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
Only god knows where I've been,
only god knows what I've done!
God knows the devil made me do it,
God damn me it was fun!
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
How strange can one remember
the things they shouldn't do,
while stranger still are those we must forgive,
who's sins are as white as new.
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
I know the truth of this world
but it's always nice to lie...
Because the only way to lose
is to never have a try...
[saxophone riff]
[accordion solo]
Green as blissful Eden,
Green as bottled glass.
Green as deepest waters,
Green as greenest grass.
As green as any Emerald,
Green as hope before it greives.
Green as the graves of those we love,
Green as an autumn leaf!
O' If my eyes were any greener
There wouldn't be a boy in town
That I wouldn't be a-winkin'
If I saw him comin' down.
I'd catch 'em faster than they flee...
From port to port they would report
their first love ain't the sea!
(Outro)
(instrumental)
