A Cautionary Tale
Come, my sailor boy-oh
Fairer are thee
Come, come my sailor fair-oh
Come and be with me
Yohoho we rowed our boats to silver shores we breathe no more of life
Yohoho we heard the most enchanting singing ever heard by man
We saw them far and called them near
We hold their corpses very dear
Yohoho the lovely maidens swimming there without a care, low tide
There is no light where they now lie
We must embrace until they die
Hold, my sailor boy-oh
Lovely as the sea
Hold on my lovely man-oh
Hold right on to me
Yohoho we anchored here we knew not that our fates were very clear
Yohoho their lips were soft they stole our hearts beneath our ship aloft
Sweetly gently close their eyes
Their lips touch ours they deeply sigh
Yohoho before we know we're drifting deeper than our lungs can bear
The water rushes in their lungs
They wist goodbye to everyone
Be my sailor boy-oh
Here, now with me
I'll watch o'er your bones-oh
They'll keep me company
Oh, that I had held more firmly to my stern and planks beneath my feet
Oh that I were back at home and died not for a kiss so empty
Yohoho well we still hear their voices numbing all our fears
Their fears succumb until they're blue
Their fingers, longing, reach for you
And though our bones are scattered far the dream was sweet as sunset's star
Their hearts taste bittersweet it's true
Our kiss of death will comfort you
Their souls are laid to rest
Perhaps it's for the best
Fairer are thee
Come, come my sailor fair-oh
Come and be with me
Yohoho we rowed our boats to silver shores we breathe no more of life
Yohoho we heard the most enchanting singing ever heard by man
We saw them far and called them near
We hold their corpses very dear
Yohoho the lovely maidens swimming there without a care, low tide
There is no light where they now lie
We must embrace until they die
Hold, my sailor boy-oh
Lovely as the sea
Hold on my lovely man-oh
Hold right on to me
Yohoho we anchored here we knew not that our fates were very clear
Yohoho their lips were soft they stole our hearts beneath our ship aloft
Sweetly gently close their eyes
Their lips touch ours they deeply sigh
Yohoho before we know we're drifting deeper than our lungs can bear
The water rushes in their lungs
They wist goodbye to everyone
Be my sailor boy-oh
Here, now with me
I'll watch o'er your bones-oh
They'll keep me company
Oh, that I had held more firmly to my stern and planks beneath my feet
Oh that I were back at home and died not for a kiss so empty
Yohoho well we still hear their voices numbing all our fears
Their fears succumb until they're blue
Their fingers, longing, reach for you
And though our bones are scattered far the dream was sweet as sunset's star
Their hearts taste bittersweet it's true
Our kiss of death will comfort you
Their souls are laid to rest
Perhaps it's for the best
Credits
Writer(s): Diana Davidson
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