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Title
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Skipper and his child
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Singer
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Unknown
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Song Lyrics
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Verse 1
The sea ran high and the winds blew wild,
When the skipper called to his only child -
'My boy, if fears assail thee now,
Go! Pray in silence down below.'
Verse 2
'Fear!' cried the boy. 'I know no fear,
Father, when thy right hand is near.
Merrily over the waves so high
We'll ride together - my father and I.'
Verse 3
'O yes!' uoth the skipper, both brave and stern,
'Tomorrow you'll see our bark return.
O'er the great waves, neath the morning sky
We'll ride together - my boy and I.'
Verse 4
'Mother will watch from the door and pray
For us both, dear father, till break of day;
And she'll be the first, when her prayer is done,
To catch sight of the sail neath the morning sun.
Verse 5
She's watching, watching, but never more
Will that gallant skipper return to shore.
The boy's black handkerchief lies on the sands
That was tied round his neck with her parting hands.
Verse 6
And that doth of the skipper remain
Is the compass he never will see again;
But now she knows on the jasper sea
They ride together, her boy and he.
