Nancy Johnson, she's my darling
She's my everywhere
How she'll greet me when she meets me
When my ship gets into port
All the gospel ladies
They do the best they can
If you're making a bed for a sailor's head
There's none like my girl now
Gospel girls can jump for England
Gospel girls, they go as they're taught
Rum and brandy, gin and shandy
Gospel girls will take their lot
All the gospel ladies
They swim a flowing can
But they're looking at back reels
Honest Jack, there's none like my girl now
Oh, Nancy, can't you see?
You're the only girl for me
How I dream of lovely Nancy
When I'm sailing on the sea
Gospel girls, they're good at dancing
They're the best, there is no doubt
When the music sets them prancing
They're the best, there is no doubt
How they'll fling their stars
Get about
All the gospel ladies
They do what the French can't can
But for real high kicks and fancy tricks
There's none like my girl now
Oh, Nancy, can't you see?
You're the only girl for me
How I dream of lovely Nancy
When I'm sailing on the sea
Nancy Johnson keeps her barren
Where boys can take their ease
She will wake me, yes, she'll shake me
She won't do whatever she please
Oh, the gospel ladies
They do the best they can
But for making a fit for a sailor's head
There's none like my girl now
Oh, Nancy, can't you see?
You're the only girl for me
How I dream of lovely Nancy
When I'm sailing on the sea


















Oh Nancy can't you see
You're the only girl for me
And I dream of lovely Nancy
When I'm sailing on the sea