Song of a Sailor Lyrics

There once was a sailor

He lived on the sea

He goes where the wind blows

Waves follow his lead

When the sun starts to set

And the moon begins to rise

He lays down his head

And he closes his eyes

And with a quick prayer, he says

"Farewell Atlantic, Farewell Pacific

Goodnight Arctic and Indian too

I'm off to my dreams

But I'll see you real soon

When the stars quit beaming

And gone is the moon

I am uncertain of what tomorrow brings

Heaven may call and this world I may leave

But if I go today

Oh I'll know I lived a good life

'Cause if loving you was my purpose

Oh I know I did it right"

With calloused hands

And trust in the helm

He leads his way home

The stars as his guide

Wood creaks from age

And sails torn from weather

Worn out from the waves

His boat tried from pressure

When the sun starts to set

And the moon begins to rise

He lays down his head

And he closes his eyes

And with a quick prayer, he says

"Farewell Atlantic, Farewell Pacific

Goodnight Arctic and Indian too

I'm off to my dreams

But I'll see you real soon

When the stars quit beaming

And gone is the moon

I am uncertain of what tomorrow brings

Heaven may call and this world I may leave

But if I go today

Oh I'll know I lived a good life

'Cause if loving you was my purpose

Oh I know I did it right"

"I'll journey so far

And circumnavigate the globe

Like Magellan did so long ago

I'm far away from my destination

But I'll get there

With a little hope and love

From my companions in the sea"

When the sun starts to set

And the moon begins to rise

He lays down his head

And he closes his eyes

"Farewell Atlantic, Farewell Pacific

Goodnight Arctic and Indian too

I'm off to my dreams

But I'll see you real soon

When the stars quit beaming

And gone is the moon

I am uncertain of what tomorrow brings

Heaven may call and this world I may leave

But if I go today

Oh I'll know I lived a good life

'Cause if loving you was my purpose

Oh I know I did it right"

Mhmm, mhmm