From the recording Stories of Strangers
Lyrics
Seven long years at sea
Her sweet song calling me
Now my heart longs to be
With my fair lady
Glory few men can claim
Battles, riches, and fame
She puts them all to shame
My fair lady
Whirlpool rage, tempest roar
Try to keep me from the shore
I will sail through it all
For my fair lady
No man more bold nor brave
Ever sailed into her harbour
And across the ragged waves
To the shore where my fair lady waits for me
Her champion returning from the sea
My victory was brief
Far too late I saw the danger
And I struck the jagged reef
That lay beneath the water unforeseen
My sturdy ship was smashed to smithereens
Young men who brave the sea
And the fair ladies that mourn them
Best beware the melody
Of the siren sweetly calling you to keep
Her company forever in the deep