"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."