Lily Ann: When I was a lady's maid down in Drury Lane My mistress, she was good to me; my master was the same Along came a sailor, happy as could be And he was the cause of all my misery With his bell bottom trousers, coat of navy blue (She loved her sailor and he loved her too) He asked me for a candle to light him up to bed He asked me for a kerchief to tie around his head And I, like a silly girl, thinking it no harm Lay down beside him, just to keep him warm With his bell bottom trousers, coat of navy blue (She loved her sailor and he loved her too) Early in the mornin', before the break of day A sawbuck note he left for me before he went away And he wrote a message that if I have a son Let him be a sailor if he wants to have some fun With his bell bottom trousers, coat of navy blue (She loved her sailor and he loved her too) Louis: If it is a daughter, bounce her on your knee And if it is a boy, send the begger out to sea Singin' bell bottom trousers, coat of navy blue Oh, he'll climb the riggin', like the sailors used to do Lily Ann: If my sailor I can't find on the bounding main I am hopeful he will soon come home safe again So we can get married, and raise a family Dress up all our kiddies in sailor's dungarees