The Halliard - A Thousand Miles Away lyrics

Sing oh for a brave and a gallant barque A brisk and a lively breeze A little crew and a captain too To carry me over the seas And sing blow ye winds hi-ho A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore So let the music play Oh my love she is beautiful My love she is young Her eyes are as blue as the violet's hue And delicately then she smiles And sing blow ye winds hi-ho A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore So let the music play Oh that was a dark and a dismal day When we left the strand She bid goodbye with a tearful eye And sadly waved her hand And sing blow ye winds hi-ho A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore So let the music play If I were but a bosun bold Or maybe a bombardier I'd hire a boat and hurry afloat Straight to my love I'd steer And sing blow ye winds hi-ho A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore So let the music play So straight to my love steer me boys Though the dancing dolphins play Though the whales and the sharks are having their larks It's a thousand miles away And sing blow ye winds hi-ho A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore So let the music play Though the sun may shine through a London fog The Thames run bright and clear Though the ocean's brine be turned to wine I'll ne'er forget my dear And sing blow ye winds hi-ho A-roving I will go I'll stay no more on England's shore So let the music play