Rocks of Merasheen Lyrics

The fondest wish that e'er I had
Since the day that I was weaned
Is to go back and walk again
On the rocks of Merasheen
I still recall that sad farewell
I bid her on that day
When all upon a whalin' ship
I went to earn my pay

On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks,
The rocks of Merasheen

From out of Rose Au Rue we sailed
To hunt the big fish down
We sailed upon the ocean till
We sailed the world around
With girls in every port of call
I did go well astray
Forsaking her I left behind
Back in Placentia Bay
By the hard rocks, the rocky rocks
The rocks of Merasheen
Now in my old and aching age
I think of her once more
Of how she fared while waitin'
For my knock upon her door.
What fate was hers, I do not know
But in my sleep I've seen
Her walkin' on the cliffs above
The rocks of Merasheen
On the hard rocks, the rocky rocks,
The rocks of Merasheen
On the hard rocks, the dirty rocks
The rocks of Merasheen