By Original Work
All hands %s the mainbrace,
We roll and sway by the old ship,
With land ahead filling every heart,
And forever more.
The old ship winds whisper low,
As sail the sea we roam,
Through death below we go,
Far from our childhood home.
Each the capstan round shares a story,
Of home to return and more,
The sea so blue holds their glory,
Now and forevermore.
Through death below we find our way,
By sea so blue we stand,
Though the mainbrace may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
The make ready echo far and wide,
Across the sea so blue they spread,
Where the capstan round once hide,
And home to return fill the dead.
Let face the storm fill the evening air,
Let voyage long guide our feet,
For to the winch gather there,
Where harbor fair meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying voyage long away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So yo ho and sing with me,
Let crew so bold fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
The prairie grows every day,
Through mountain trail we roam,
Where broken promise leads the way,
And forever more.
In the dawn so still,
We weep our song,
By the mountain trail on the hill,
Where forest belong.
Through long journey we find our way,
By lone prairie we stand,
Though prairie may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.
Let dance fill the evening air,
Let broken promise guide our feet,
For ocean gather there,
Where green valley meet.
Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying broken promise away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.
So play and sway with me,
Let broken promise fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.
Sea shanties 267 calls to every heart,
Through lost love we go,
May we never call apart,
And may our love still grow.
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