I once knew a boy who's life was at sea
He promised me love but was lost after leave.
A boy of the sun with hair gold as corn
Eyes blue with the skies and heart oh so warm
By bonnie tide and calming seas
I long for my sailor boy
And he's lost to me
He's gone to a war for a land not his own,
Given his orders while I'm left alone.
Does he think of me while firing the guns
In the midsts of war with the beat of the drums
By bonnie tide and calming seas
I long for my sailor boy
And he's lost to me
When he has gone to some foreign land
Will he find there a maid no give her his hand.
While I am here in old England
He's off to find some new promised land.
By bonnie tide and calming seas
I long for my sailor boy
And he's lost for me
Did he know what was done when the cannons fired?
Did he find true peace? I know he was so tired
So to all the girls who fall for a boy
Who knows naught but sea, pray for your joy.
By bonnie tide and calming seas
I long for my sailor boy
And he's lost to me.
As the bow shall rise and night shall fall
I dream of my sailor boy.
Lost to all
I once knew a boy who's life was at sea
He promised me love but was lost to the deep