Oh well do I remember still when first I went to sea,
I was a gay light-hearted youth, as happy as could be;
For I long 'd to lead a sailor's life among the true and brave,
My heart it felt as buoyant and boundless as the waves;
I've seen strange sights and scenes instead, but nothing to my mind,
Like when I saw a tall ship, her sails spread to the wind;
I've roved for manys a night and day, through the mist and the sea,
But never do I once regret when first I went to sea.
Yet I have seen the angry waves, like giants in their might,
O'erwhelm the best and bravest hearts, and bear them from my sight;
But oh, I do not seek to change the scene, where'er I be,
For never did I once regret when first I went to sea!
I saw the waves around me dash when man could n’er avail;
I've heard the winds, and seen them rend to tatters every sail;
For I've faced my death one hundred times, but Providence proved good; And I for years the storms and tempests have withstood.
Oh ! I have kept the midnight watch beneath those stormy skies,
I listen'd to the sea birds scream their loud and dismal cries;
For in this dark dark massive sea there is a sacred spell,
That all the sailors know and fear, and none but them can tell.
credits
from Hall-Gate House,
released September 16, 2022
Featuring Dáithí Sproule.
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