Long years ago, when I was young
The flowers bloomed and the birds they sung
The sailor and his lovely bride
Were weeping by the oceanside

Tra la la la la, la la la la
Tra la la la la, la la la la
The sailor and his lovely bride
Were weeping by the oceanside

'Tis scarce six months since we were wed
And, oh, how fast the time has fled
And we must part at the dawnin' of day
When the good ship bears my love away

Tra la la la la, la la la la
Tra la la la la, la la la la
And we must part at the dawnin' of day
When the good ship bears my love away

Long years have past, and he comes no more
To greet his love on the lonely shore
For the ship went down in the howlin' of the storm
And the waves engulfed his lifeless form

Tra la la la la, la la la la
Tra la la la la, la la la la
The ship went down in the howlin' of the storm
And the waves engulfed his lifeless form

I wish that I were sleepin' too
Beneath the waves on the ocean blue
My soul to my god, and my body to the sea
And the restless waves rolling over me

Tra la la la la, la la la la
Tra la la la la, la la la la
My soul to my god, and my body to the sea
And the restless waves rolling over me