Oh, I am Jack and a jolly tar,
Oh, I'm just returned from the sea so far,
Oh, I am Jack and a jolly tar,
Oh, I'm just returned from the sea so far.
Hey diddley dingo,
Hey diddley ding.
As Jack was walking through London city,
He heard a squire talking to a lady.
And Jack he heard the squire say:
"Tonight with you, love, I mean to stay."
Hey diddley dingo,
Hey diddley ding.
"You must tie a string all around your finger
The other end hanging out the window,
And I'll slip by and pull the string
And you must come down and let me in."
Hey diddley dangle,
Hey diddley ding.
"Damn me," says Jack, "if I don't venture
To pull that string hanging out the window."
So he slipped by and he pulled the string,
And the lady came down and let him in.
Hey diddley dando,
Hey diddley ding.
The squire came by all in a passion,
Cursing the women throughout the nation!
"Look", he said, "no string I've found,
And all my hopes all gone aground!"
Hey diddley dingo,
Hey diddley ding.
Early in the morning, the sun was gleaming,
The lady woke up and started screaming,
For there's old Jack in his tarry shirt,
And behold his face all streaked with dirt.
Hey diddley dingo,
Hey diddley ding.
"Oh what is this, you tarry sailor?
Have you broken in for to steal my treasure?"
"Oh no," says Jack, "I just pulled the string,
And you came down, ma'am, and let me in."
With a hey diddley dingo,
Hey diddley ding.
Then says Jack, "won't you please forgive me?
I'll steal away so no-one will see me."
"Oh no", says she, "don't stray too far,
For I never will part from my jolly Jack Tar."
Hey diddley dingo,
Hey diddley ding.
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