THE SEA MAN
It was the burgher's daughter,
As fair as maid could be,
That loved too well the stranger,
A man from off the sea.
As fair as maid could be,
That loved too well the stranger,
A man from off the sea.
"My mother she was a sea maid;
My father he loved no shore.
Thou must bury me under billows,
Or thou ne'er shall see me more!"
My father he loved no shore.
Thou must bury me under billows,
Or thou ne'er shall see me more!"
She 's kissed him lip and forehead;
She 's given him her vow:
"Five-fathom sea shall cover thee,
But only love me now!"
She 's given him her vow:
"Five-fathom sea shall cover thee,
But only love me now!"
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For seven years her sleep is sweet
Against the sea man's heart.
"But now hath come my time to die,
And now we twain must part.
Against the sea man's heart.
"But now hath come my time to die,
And now we twain must part.
"Farewell, my little daughter!
Farewell, my bonny son!
Last night the waves did call my name;
My life on land is done."
Farewell, my bonny son!
Last night the waves did call my name;
My life on land is done."
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