THE SEA MAN
She holds him close and closer;
The bitter tears fall down.
"Remember now thy maiden vow,
Or woe betide this town!
The bitter tears fall down.
"Remember now thy maiden vow,
Or woe betide this town!
"Remember the oath ye gave me,
Nor bury me but in sea,
For the ocean will come to seek its own
If ye cheat my waves of me!"
Nor bury me but in sea,
For the ocean will come to seek its own
If ye cheat my waves of me!"
Now come her haughty sisters;
Now comes her father stern.
"This deed brings little honor
For all the world to learn.
Now comes her father stern.
"This deed brings little honor
For all the world to learn.
"Our fathers lie in holy ground;
Their tombs are carven well;
A heathen stranger cast a-sea
Were too much shame to tell!"
Their tombs are carven well;
A heathen stranger cast a-sea
Were too much shame to tell!"
They 've buried him in the minster high
That stands beside her door,
But the winds o' the air have drowned the prayer,
And the sea foams up the shore.
That stands beside her door,
But the winds o' the air have drowned the prayer,
And the sea foams up the shore.
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