‘Ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do.’
‘If you've a penny in your purse
I'll ferry you.’
‘I have a penny in my purse,
And my eyes are blue;
So ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do.’
‘Step into my ferry-boat,
Be they black or blue,
And for the penny in your purse
I'll ferry you.’
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Comments1Read this a kid. Always loved "'If you've a penny in your purse I'll ferry you.’ Simple, yet powerful line. Nostalgia hits!