Come Sir, I shall take you across safe and easy in my small boat across the river
we are all crossing all the time going places and passing stages; let me help you on this one, Sir
a small fee is all I ask and really itβll be a pleasant journey across; you can put your hands in the cool water while I paddle us across
I was born here in the sheds along the shore; I learned my trade as soon as I could walk; all my life has been here and this is where I shall be all my days
Itβs all good, Sir, for me if I can do a good turn as you pass by; and so you might also do me a good turn at the end giving me a deserved fee that I can bring to my wife and children
Come Sir, I shall take you across safe and easy in my small boat across the river