Braw Sailing on the Sea is in Volume 6 of the Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection. It’s also in a belter of a collection called John Ord’s Bothy Songs and Ballads. One of the first contemporary recordings is by Ossian in 1982.

There cam a letter late yestreen
Oor ship maun sail the morn,
Alas cried the bonnie lass
That iver I wis born

An fan he cam tae her faithers hoose,
At twal o’ clock at noon,
This lassie bein prood hairtit
She widna let him in

CHORUS
And it’s braw sailin on the sea
Fan wind and weathers fair
It’s better tae be in my loves airms
And o gin I were there

He’s taen the ring fae his pocket,
It cost him guinnes three,
Say’s tak ye that, ma bonnie lass,
And aye think weel o me

She’s taen the ring fae her pocket,
It cost him shillin’s nine,
Says tak ye that, my bonnie lad
Fur I hae chynged my min

It’s braw drinkin Glesca beer,
It’s better drinkin wine
But it’s better tae be in my loves airms
Far I’ve been monys the time

There’ cam a letter late yestreen,
An noo his hairt is torn,
And he’ll sit sae late wi his true love,
But he’ll pairt wi her the morn