Wallace Irwin

When I was young and full o' pride, A-standin' on the grass And gazin' o'er the water-side,

Far, oh, far is the Mango island, Far, oh, far is the tropical sea, Palms a-slant and the hills a-smile, and

Of all the wimming doubly blest The sailor's wife's the happiest, For all she does is stay to home