From the recording My Heart Plays These Songs
Lyrics
A Sailor’s Song
(Words and Music by Effron White)
A sailor’s song
Sings like the sea
Swelling up
With the breeze
Sighs and groans
Let the waves unwind
To carry him home
Through the maritime
Of the sailor’s mind
And the Captain cries out
All hands on deck
Prepare to tack and jibe
With the grace of God
And mermaid luck
We’ll rest on the other side
Sextant set
On the northern star
Keeps you in touch
Where you are
Small in this world
Yet smaller still
Neath the vast beyond
Of the Maker’s will
Hear the bosun trill
CHORUS
So lift your voice
To the rockin’ wind
Chock a block
To your full sail tend
Keep a watch
For the lighthouse beam
Those rocky shoals
Quick and mean
Can wreck a sailor’s dream
CHORUS
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