Well she said goodbye, to her man
She missed the ship even though she ran
And she rowed, ah didn't she row
Yeah she had to sail, across the sea

So she booked a trip on an old ferry
And she rowed, ah didn't she row
Well the captain saw the girl on to the quay
But he still sailed away

There were no more boats for another week
And she had no place to stay
Yeah her man had gone, she din't know were
So she stole a dinghy from a yacht somewhere

And she rowed, ah didn't she row
The sea was rough, the weather was bad
But she kept on rowing 'till she got to France
And she rowed, ah didn't she row

Well she travelled so fast caused such a stir
The people came from miles around
To see the girl who stole a boat
When she missed her ship in town