Sam's Gone Away

I wish I was the cabin boy aboard a man-o- war
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.
I wish I was a bosun on board a man-o- war,
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.

Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work, I say.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.
Pretty work, brave boys, pretty work, I say.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.
Sam's gone away, on board a man-o- war.

I wish I was the gunner on board a man-o- war,
I wish I was the chief mate on board a man-o- war,

I wish I was the captain on board a man-o- war,
I wish I was the purser on board a man-o- war,

I'm glad I'm not the ship's rat on board a man-o- war,
I guess that's all the people on board a man-o- war,