The Handsome Cabin Boy by Kate Bush
The Handsome Cabin Boy by Kate Bush

The Handsome Cabin Boy

Kate Bush * Track #12 On This Woman’s Work: Anthology 1978-1990

The Handsome Cabin Boy Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's of a pretty female, as you may understand
Her mind being bent for rambling unto some foreign land
She dressed herself in sailor's clothes, or so it does appear
And she hired with a captain to serve him for a year

[Verse 2]
Her cheeks they were like roses and her hair rolled in a curl
The sailors often smiled and said he looked just like a girl
But eating of the captain's biscuit her colour did destroy
And the waist did swell of pretty Nell, the handsome cabin boy

[Verse 3]
It was in the bay of Biscay our gallant ship did plough
One night among the sailors was a fearful flurry and row
They tumbled from their hammocks for their sleep it did destroy
And they sworn about the groaning of the handsome cabin boy

[Verse 4]
"Oh doctor, dear, oh doctor," the cabin boy did cry
"My time has come, I am undone and I will surely die"
The doctor come a-runnin' and a-smilin' at the fun
To think a sailor lad should have a daughter or a son

[Verse 5]
The sailors when they saw the joke they all did stand and stare
The child belonged to none of them they solemnly did swear
The captain's wife, she says to him, "My dear, I wish you joy
For 'tis either you or me's betrayed the handsome cabin boy"

The Handsome Cabin Boy Q&A

Who wrote The Handsome Cabin Boy's ?

The Handsome Cabin Boy was written by Traditional.

Who produced The Handsome Cabin Boy's ?

The Handsome Cabin Boy was produced by Kate Bush.

When did Kate Bush release The Handsome Cabin Boy?

Kate Bush released The Handsome Cabin Boy on Mon Feb 24 1986.

Who wrote the song originally

The actual writer of the song is unknown, although it is noted that the song is a popular English folk song passed through generations.

The Hounds of Love liner notes list the writer as “Traditional” as thus that credit has been used on Genius.

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