Great Big Sea - Come And I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) lyrics

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you one -o
What will the one be?
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more will be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you two-o
What will the two be?
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so
Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you?
I will sing you three-o
What will the three be?
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you four-o
What will the four be? Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you five-o
What will the five be?
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so
Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you six-o
What will the six be?
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you?
I will sing you seven-o
What will the seven be?
Seven, seven stars under the sky
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you?
I will sing you eight-o
What will the eight be? Eight gabriel angels
Seven, seven stars under the sky
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so
Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you nine-o
What will the nine be?
Nine the bright eyed shiners
Eight gabriel angels
Seven, seven stars under the sky
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you? I will sing you ten-o
What will the ten be?
Ten the ten commandments
Nine the bright eyed shiners
Eight gabriel angels
Seven, seven stars under the sky
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you?
I will sing you eleven-o
What will the eleven be?
Eleven is the eleven that
Went straight to heaven
Ten the ten commandments
Nine the bright eyed shiners
Eight gabriel angels
Seven, seven stars under the sky
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so

Come and I will sing you
What will I sing you?
I will sing you twelve-o
What will the twelve be?
Twelve, twelve apostles
Eleven is the eleven that
Went straight to heaven
Ten the ten commandments
Nine the bright eyed shiners
Eight gabriel angels
Seven, seven stars under the sky
Six, the six pallbearers
Five ferrymen under the bush
Four gospel preachers
Three of them were drivers
Two of them were lily white babes
Clothed all in green-o
One the one that’s all alone and
Ever more shall be so!