Rock-a-billy Lyrics - Singles - Guy Mitchell

She had a dark and a-rovin' eye, uh, eye 

And her hair hung down in ring-a-lets 

She was a nice girl, a proper girl 

But one of the rovin' kind 

As I cruised out one evenin' upon a night's career 

I spied a lofty clipper ship and to her I did steer 

I heisted out my signals which she so quickly knew 

And when she saw my buntin' fly 

Ah, immediately hove to, woo, woo 

She had a dark and a-rovin' eye, uh, eye 

And her hair hung down in ring-a-lets 

She was a nice girl, a proper girl 

But one of the rovin' kind 

I took her for some fish and chips and treated her so fine 

And hardly did I realize she was the rovin' kind 

I kissed her lips, I missed her lips and found to my surprise 

She was nothin' but a pirate ship rigged up in a disguise 

She had a dark and a-rovin' eye, eye, eye 

And her hair hung down in ring-a-lets 

She was a nice girl, a proper girl 

But one of the rovin' kind 

So come all ye good sailor men, who sail the wintry sea 

And come all ye apprentice lads, a warnin' take from me 

Beware of lofty clipper ships, they'll be the ruin of you 

For 'twas there she made me walk the plank 

And pushed me under, too, ooh, ooh 

She had a dark and a-rovin' eye, uh, eye 

And her hair hung down in ring-a-lets 

She was a nice girl, a proper girl 

But one of the rovin' kind 

She was a nice girl, a proper girl 

But one of the rovin' kind 

Yo, ho