Papa, Papa, build me a boat So on this river, I can float Every ship I chance to see I'll inquire of sweet Willie Captain, Captain, tell me true Does sweet Willie sail with you? No, oh, no, he don't sail with me He got drowned in the deep blue sea I'ma-goin' away, little darling girl I'ma-goin' away for a while But I will return to you, sweetheart Should I go ten-thousand miles Stars may rule the oceans, sweetheart And Heavens may cease to be This earth shall lose its (e?)motions, sweetheart Shall I prove false to thee