She's at the waterfront tonight,
waiting for her man.
His time in port is short
She loves him when she can
Alone in the misty night
He's hungry, restless, yearning
It's such a lonely life
The fire is in him burning

He's longing for a woman's touch,
Too many months at sea.
Longing for a woman's touch
Eager to oblige was she

Ai la li.....

Through his songs and his flashing eyes
Blow the winds of the foreign lands
But a smile and a tender touch
Is a language she understands
She never wanted a family,
never wanted to be anyone's wife
And no man ever grows tired of her
She's the master of her own life

And he's longing for a woman's touch
Too many months at sea
Longing for a woman's touch
Eager to oblige was she

Ai li li......