Nat King Cole - Red Sails In The Sunset lyrics

-artist: nat king cole -peak billboard position # 24 in 1951 -words by jimmy kennedy and music by hugh williams -previously charted in 1935 by bing crosby (#1), guy lombardo (also # !), -mantovani (#3), and jack jackson (# 13) -previously charted in 1936 by louis armstrong (#15) -subsequently charted by tab hunter in 1957 (#57), the platters in 1960 (#36) -and by fats domino in 1963 (#35). {red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea} Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me {she sailed at the dawning, all day i've been blue} Red sails in the sunset, i'm trusting in you Swift wings you must borrow Make straight for the shore We marry tomorrow And she goes sailing no more {red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea} Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me Swift wings you must borrow Make straight for the shore We marry tomorrow And she goes sailing no more {red sails in the sunset} Way out on the sea (ooh-wee-ooh, wee-ooh) Oh, carry my loved one {home safely to me} {bracketed words are sung by nat in unison with background singers} (words in parentheses are sung by background singers only)