Well It Was On This Monday Morning
And The Day Be Calm And Fine
A Harbour Grace Excursion
With The Boys Who Had The Time
And Just Before The Sailor
Took The Gangway From The Pier
I Saw Some Fellow Haul Me Wife
Aboard As A Volunteer

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Oh Me, Oh My, I Heard Me Old Wife Cry
Oh Me, Oh My, I Think I'm Gonna Die!
Oh Me, Oh My, I Heard Me Old Wife Say,
“I Wish I'd Never Taken This Excursion Around The Bay”

We Had A Full Three Hundred Souls Aboard, Oh What A Splendid Sight!
Left Stong And Regimental To Make Our Spirits Bright
And Meself Being In The Double, When A Funny Things They'd Say
They Choke Themselves From Laughing When They'd See Us In The Bay

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Me Wife She Got No Better, She Turned A Sickly Green
I Fed Her Cake And Candy, Fat Pork And Kerosene
Castor Oil And Sugar Of Candy, I Rubbed Pure Oil On Her Face
And I Said She'll Be A Dandy When We Reaches Harbour Grace!

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My Wife She Got No Better, My Wife Me Darling Dear
The Screeches From Her Trollear Could Hear In Carbonear
I Tried Every Place In Harbour Grace,
Tried Every Store And Shop,
To Get Her Something For A Cure Or Take Her To The Hop

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She Died Below The Brandy's As We Were Coming Back
We Buried Her In The Ocean, Wrapped Up In A Union Jack
So Now I Am A Single Man, In Search Of A Pretty Face
And The Woman That Says She'll Have Me, I'm Off For Harbour Grace!

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