A hundred years on the eastern shore,
Oh, yes, oh!
A hundred years on the eastern shore,
A hundred years ago
Oh, when I sailed across the sea,
My girl said she'd be true to me.
I promised her a golden ring,
She promised me that little thing.
Oh, up aloft this yard must go,
For mister mate has told us so.
I thought I heard the old man say,
That we was homeward bound today.
Oh, yes, oh!
A hundred years on the eastern shore,
A hundred years ago
Oh, when I sailed across the sea,
My girl said she'd be true to me.
I promised her a golden ring,
She promised me that little thing.
Oh, up aloft this yard must go,
For mister mate has told us so.
I thought I heard the old man say,
That we was homeward bound today.