Shiny-O

Captain, captain, you are a dandy
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
Captain, captain, you love your brandy
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Won’t you ferry me over to Dover
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
Won’t you ferry me over to Dover
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Queenstown to Dover’s a hundred miles or over
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
Queenstown to Dover’s a hundred miles or over
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Captain, captain, how deep is the water?
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
It measures six feet, one inch and a quarter
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Captain, captain, I love your daughter
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
Captain, captain, I love your daughter
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Shiny-o is the captain’s daughter
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
For her I’d sail our over the water
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Rivers, rivers, rivers are a-rolling
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
Rivers are a-rolling and I can’t get over
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o

Captain, captain, you are a dandy
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o
Captain, captain, you love your brandy
Way-ay-ay-ay, shiny-o