When I was a Fair Maid

Traditional, Bristish Isles
Rise Up Singing chapter: Seas and Sailors, p.207

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When I was a fair maid about 17
I enlisted* in the navy for to serve the queen
I enlisted* in the navy a sailor lad to stand
For to hear the cannons rattling and the music so grand
And the music so grand (2x)
For to hear the cannons rattling and the music so grand

*Pronounce: 'listed

Well the officer that elisted* me was a tall and handsome man...