When the nights are dark and stormy nAnd the bitter north wind blows n‘Cross the fields from Shire Hampton nWhere the muddy Avon flows nWhere the Pillites gaily ride nOver on the ferry from the other side nThe boat starts swingin’ you’ll hear them singin’ nFloat in on the tide! nnChorus: nnPill, Pill, I love thee still nEven though I’m leavin’ nPill, Pill, I love thee still nWhen the ferry boat starts heavin’ nWhen the rain down pours, the thunder roars nThe lightnin’ flashes bright nI’d be better be far, in the Duke or the Star nThan on the Old Pill Ferry tonight nnTake me where it's warm and cosy nDown there with those happy boys nWhere the cheeks are red and rosy nCobblers, hobblers, hobbledehoys nWhen the stinging winter sleet nCreeps along the riverside and chills your feet nFor miles around, you'll 'ear this sound nComin' down Pill Street nnChorus nnOh the seven seas I’ve wandered nBack to Pill I shall return nWhen the hard earned cash is squandered nFor the village lads I yearn nCaptain, Captain, carry me nSteamer of the channel past Portbury nHead ‘er south, through Avonmouth nHappy I shall be nnChorus n