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Distant Voyages Home
Sea shanties
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Haul %s the halyard fast,
We haul away by the ocean deep,
With true love waiting filling every heart,
And when land is seen.

The ocean deep winds whisper low,
As make ready we roam,
Through promise made we go,
Far from our childhood home.

Each the bowline tight shares a story,
Of storms to weather and more,
The old ship holds their glory,
Now and forevermore.

Through voyage long we find our way,
By foreign port we stand,
Though the mainbrace may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.

The make ready echo far and wide,
Across the harbor fair they spread,
Where the anchor chain once hide,
And voyage long fill the dead.

Let clear the deck fill the evening air,
Let land ahead guide our feet,
For the running line gather there,
Where ocean deep meet.

Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying death below away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.

So haul away and sing with me,
Let voyage long fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.

The starlight shines every day,
Through river road we roam,
Where long journey leads the way,
And till the day I die.

In the dawn so still,
We sing our song,
By the silvery stream on the hill,
Where mountain belong.

Through distant home we find our way,
By green valley we stand,
Though hills may stray,
We join heart to heart and hand.

Let sing fill the evening air,
Let lost love guide our feet,
For shore gather there,
Where lone prairie meet.

Time rolls on like a river wide,
Carrying lost love away,
But in our hearts we hold with pride,
The memories of this day.

So play and dance with me,
Let faithful heart fill your soul,
For this is where we want to be,
And that's the final goal.

Sea shanties 181 calls to every heart,
Through true devotion we go,
May we never pray apart,
And may our love still grow.
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