The tide rolls high, and the moon hangs low, But still, my sailor... you won’t show. You left these waves for distant lands, Slipped like water from my hands. Come back, love, where the seafoam sways, Where the seabirds cry and the cold wind plays. Did you find your home on the distant shore, Or do you dream of me once more? I sang my songs, I called your name, But the ocean’s voice is not the same. Did your heart return to kin and kin, Or does it long for where we’ve been? Come back, love, where the seafoam sways, Where the seabirds cry and the cold wind plays. Did you find your home on the distant shore, Or do you dream of me once more? The waves still dance where we once met, Their whispers filled with old regret. Yet I will wait, 'neath sun or squall, For love that left but heeds my call. The stars still shine upon the deep, Yet I lie awake, I cannot sleep. I wait, I weep, I call in vain, Will I ever see you again? Come back, love, where the seafoam sways, Where the seabirds cry and the cold wind plays. Did you find your home on the distant shore, Or do you dream of me once more? I wait, I weep, I call in vain, Will I ever see you again?
