Papa, Papa, Build Me a Boat

Papa, Papa, build me a boat
So on this river, I can float
Every ship I chance to see
I'll inquire of sweet Willie

Captain, Captain, tell me true
Does sweet Willie sail with you?
No, oh, no, he don't sail with me
He got drowned in the deep blue sea

I'ma-goin' away, little darling girl
I'ma-goin' away for a while
But I will return to you, sweetheart
Should I go ten-thousand miles

Stars may rule the oceans, sweetheart
And Heavens may cease to be
This earth shall lose its (e?)motions, sweetheart
Shall I prove false to thee