Folk & Traditional Song Lyrics www.traditionalmusic.co.uk Ghost of Willie-O 
Ghost of Willie-O 
My Willie sailed on board a tender And where he lies I do not know For seven long years I've been constantly waiting Since he crossed the bay of Biscay-O 
One night as Mary lay a-sleeping A knock came to her bedroom door And there she saw her Willie standing His two pale cheeks as white as snow 
O Willie dear where are those blushes Those blushes I knew long long ago O Mary dear the wild waves lash them I am only the ghost of your Willie-O 
O Mary dear the dawn is breaking I fear its time for me to go I am leaving you quite broken hearted For to cross the Bay of Biscay-O 
Oh if I had all the gold and money And all the silver in Mexico I would grant it all to the King of Erin For to bring me back my Willie-O 
MR apr97