[Verse 1]
Come all you young fellows who go out a-tippling
I'd have you give attention and listen to my song
I'll tell you a story of a jolly bold robber
Seven feet high in proportion quite strong

[Verse 2]
He's a-robbed Lawyer Morgan and the Lady of Dawkin
Five hundred bright guineas from each one of them
And he spied a young sailor as he was a-riding
And boldly as a lion he stepped up to him

[Verse 3]
"Deliver your money, you jolly young sailor
You've plenty of bulk in your pockets I see"
"Oh yes," says the sailor, "I have plenty of money
While I have life then I've got none for thee"

[Verse 4]
"I've just left my shipping and I've taken my money
I'm bound for old England, my friends for to see
I've ninety bright guineas for to make my friends merry
And I pray you jolly robber don't you take it from me"

[Verse 5]
So then the saucy bold robber struck the jolly young sailor
Such a blow on the head as brought him to the ground
"Oh now," says the sailor, "You have struck me quite heavy
Now I'll endeavour to return it again"
[Verse 6]
So now they have stripped like lambkins and hay-skipped
And they fought life for life like soldiers in field
At the ninety-eighth meeting it was a completement
And the saucy bold robber the sailor boy has killed

[Verse 7]
And says the jolly young sailor to the saucy bold robber
"I hope you won't lay any blame unto me
But if I'd been the robber of ten hundred guineas
I never would have stopped a poor sailor boy like me"