Christina Georgina Rossetti

Ferry Me

"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."