Her Name Was Lily
She once loved a young sailor
Brave and so bold
He promised to return
Their story to unfold
But a storm on the ocean
It took him from sight
Leaving her to wander
Alone in the night
They say her spirit
Watches over the waves
Keeping lost sailors
From the deepest of graves
They say her name was lily
Shes waiting by the bay
For her love lost to the ocean
Taken far away
In the moonlight she lingers
Singing a plea
Hoping one day her sailor
Will come back from the sea
So the sailors at sea
Sing her name soft and low
As they dream of a land
Where calmer winds blow
They sing of sweet lily
Her beauty and grace
A beacon of hope
In the vast lonely space
Her love is their guardian
Her light leads them home
Through the perils of the sea
Wherever they roam
They say her name was lily
Shes waiting by the bay
For her love lost to the ocean
Taken far away
In the moonlight she lingers
Singing a plea
Hoping one day her sailor
Will come back from the sea
In the darkest of nights
When the waves crash and roar
They dream of her waiting
By the calm sandy shore
Her song fills their hearts
With a longing so deep
For the love they have left
And the promises they keep
And when they return
To the land they adore
They remember the woman
Who waits by the shore
For the love she lost
She forever will yearn
In the hearts of the sailors
Her spirit will burn
Though the years may pass by
And the seasons may change
Her vigil continues
Through joy and through pain
So if you sing with her
On a stormy night
Know that she keeps watch
Till the morning light
Brave and so bold
He promised to return
Their story to unfold
But a storm on the ocean
It took him from sight
Leaving her to wander
Alone in the night
They say her spirit
Watches over the waves
Keeping lost sailors
From the deepest of graves
They say her name was lily
Shes waiting by the bay
For her love lost to the ocean
Taken far away
In the moonlight she lingers
Singing a plea
Hoping one day her sailor
Will come back from the sea
So the sailors at sea
Sing her name soft and low
As they dream of a land
Where calmer winds blow
They sing of sweet lily
Her beauty and grace
A beacon of hope
In the vast lonely space
Her love is their guardian
Her light leads them home
Through the perils of the sea
Wherever they roam
They say her name was lily
Shes waiting by the bay
For her love lost to the ocean
Taken far away
In the moonlight she lingers
Singing a plea
Hoping one day her sailor
Will come back from the sea
In the darkest of nights
When the waves crash and roar
They dream of her waiting
By the calm sandy shore
Her song fills their hearts
With a longing so deep
For the love they have left
And the promises they keep
And when they return
To the land they adore
They remember the woman
Who waits by the shore
For the love she lost
She forever will yearn
In the hearts of the sailors
Her spirit will burn
Though the years may pass by
And the seasons may change
Her vigil continues
Through joy and through pain
So if you sing with her
On a stormy night
Know that she keeps watch
Till the morning light
Credits
Writer(s): Christian Hultquist
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