Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly Blow the wind south o'er the bonny blue sea Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly Blow bonny breeze my lover to me They told me last night there were ships in the offing And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea But my eye could not see it, wherever might be it The barque that is bearing my lover to me Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly Blow the wind south o'er the bonny blue sea Blow the wind southerly, southerly, southerly Blow bonny breeze my lover to me They told me last night there were ships in the offing And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea But my eye could not see it, wherever might be it The barque that is bearing my lover to me