• I waited for you along the shore
    Looking out to sea
    Seeking one such ship
    To bring my sailor love back to me

    The days seemed like years
    The years seemed like an eternity
    Yet oh, how it'd be worth it in the end
    When you came back once again

    The day you left to go
    I stood upon that shore
    Watching your ship sail out of sight
    Wishing to see you already once more

    Every day I waited
    I hungered for news of your return
    I waited and waited, but the ship I longed for came not in sight
    To bring me that sailor for whom my heart burned

    And one day, after years of waiting
    I heard, finally, news of you
    They said they'd seen you, happy as could be
    With wife and children too

    I ran down to the shore
    I cast off the ring you gave me
    I threw it to the sea
    And begged for my demise

    That day my love shattered my heart
    He beguiled and betrayed me
    And n'er again
    Will I trust a man of the sea