faithful sailor

it was on a cold and stormy night
the snow was on the ground
a sailor boy stood on the key
his ship was outward bound

his sweetheart standing by his side
had many a silent tear
and as he pressed her to his heart
he whispered in her ear

farewell farewell my own true love
this parting gives me pain
i'll be your own true guiding light
when i return again

my thoughts shall be of you, of you
when the storm is riding high
farewell my love remember i'm
your faithful sailor boy

it was in a gale that ship set sail
he kissed his love goodbye
she watched their craft 'till out of sight
'till a tear bedimmed her eye

and she prayed to ondra in the deeps
to guide them on their way
those loving parting words that night
re-echoed in her ear

farewell farewell my own true love
this parting gives me pain
i'll be your own true guiding light
when i return again

my thoughts shall be of you, of you
when the storm is riding high
farewell my love remember i'm
your faithful sailor boy

but sad to say that ship returned
without that sailor boy
oh he died (?) upon their voyage
and the flag was half-mast high

and his comrades when they came on shore
told her that he was dead
and a letter he had sent to her
the last line sadly said

farewell farewell my own true love
life's done for me farewell
i soon shall be from storm and sea
deep in the dark of hel

i hope we meet on the wheel's next turn
when life's begin anew
where you will be united with
your faithful sailor boy