From the recording Pretty Good
Lyrics
The Blue Warblers | Lyrics from Pretty Good
Sail Away Ladies
public domain/arr by Natalie Edelson
Natalie Edelson - Lead Vocal/Banjo
Kim Beggs - Harmony Vocal/Knee Slappin
Ever I get my new house done
Sail away ladies sail away
Give my old one to my son
Sail away ladies sail away
Don’t she rock ‘em Daddy-O
Don’t she rock ‘em Daddy-O
Don’t she rock ‘em Daddy-O
Don’t she rock ‘em Daddy-O
I got a home in Tennessee
Sail away ladies sail away
It’s the place I wanna be
Sail away ladies sail away
Come along boys and go with me
Sail away ladies sail away
Gonna go back to Tennessee
Sail away ladies sail away
Ever I get my new house done
Sail away ladies sail away
Invite you pretty boys one by one
Sail away ladies sail away
Chew my tobacco spit my juice
Sail away ladies sail away
I got a fella but it ain’t no use
Sail away ladies sail away
Come along sister don’t you cry
Sail away ladies sail away
You’ll be an angel by and by
Sail away ladies sail away