My Mother Told Me Lyrics

My mother told me
That someday I would buy
A galley with good oars
To sail to distant shores
Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer
Steady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men

Thus spoke my mother
That for me should they buy
A barque and beauteous oars
To go forth and plunder
Stand up on the stern
Of this shining vessel
Then home to harbour
Hew many foe men
Hew many foe men

My mother told me
That someday I would buy
A galley with good oars
To sail to distant shorеs
Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer
Stеady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men