The Sailor's Song

-Temple; Stimson

WHISTLING

I was happy...
On the shore...
Never yearning
For anything more,
Never wondering what to do.
Then came you.

Now I'm drifting all alone
Far away... (oh far away)
Yes, I'm drifting on my own far away.
Always longing for my home
Far away... (oh far away)
Always sighing for my home
Far away.

: So far...
From home...
I'm sorry that I ever did roam.
At sea...
In the rain.
Crying out once again in pain.

For I'm standing on the deck.
Look away... (oh look away).
Yes, I'm standing on the bow in the waves,
Whistling somebody's sad song
As I pray... (oh, yes, I pray),
Yes, I'm calling out your song
As I pray.

: So far...
From home...
I'm sorry that I ever did roam.
At sea...
In the rain.
Crying out once again in pain.
Why did I hear the ocean's call?
And why, friend so dear, did I fall?
Good bye, forever --
Never "Land ho!".

INST END