I am just a fisher laddie, and I live down by the shore
And my life is lived quite simple, and I've never wanted more
As I look out o'er the water, I wonder what will come of me
Will I ever wed my lassie and together we will be

Well I've known her for a lifetime, like the river knows the sea
We grew up beside each other and the rest is history
But her faither doesn't like mine, he won't let me near the door
Will I ever wed my lassie, Sweet Lassie by the Shore

Well we'll slip out in the nighttime, and walk barefoot in the sand
And we'll cherish every moment, from the time I take her hand
But the time it quickly passes, I must leave her by her door
Will I ever wed my lassie, Sweet Lassie by the Shore

I have taken the King's sovereign, and a soldier I will be
I'll be leaving in the morning, for the battle's calling me
But before I go I'll tell her, words I never have before
If she'll wait for me I'll marry her, Sweet Lassie by the Shore

In the first day of the battle, my life was ta'en frae me
Well I should have stayed a fisherman, lived my life out by the sea
In the morning light you'll find her, as she walks the lonely shore
Waiting for me to return to her, Sweet Lassie by the Shore
Well I'll never wed my lassie, Sweet Lassie by the Shore