Sail on, sail on, little girl, sail on Sail on, sail on, little girl, sail on Well, you know you gonna keep on a sailin' Till you lose your happy home You know, I can remember First day she sail away Cryin', "I gotta go now, Lightnin' I ain't got no place to stay" Sail on, sail on, little girl, sail on Well, you gonna keep on a sailin' Till you lose your happy home Sail on, sail on, little girl, sail on Sail on, sail on, little girl, sail on Well, you know when you sail away Po' Lightnin' ain't gonna stay here long Sail on I remember last word she had to say I remember last word she had to say She said, "Lightnin', I'm figurin' to sail I'm sailing on today" Sail on