Oh where is my sailor boy
Where is my sailor boy
He sleeps in the bottom of the deep blue sea
And he can’t come back to me
I stand on the beach alone
And gaze at the misty blue
Deep sea as you hold him to your breast
Does he mention my name to you
Oh what does the deep sea say
What does the deep sea say
It moans it groans it flashes and it foams
And rolls on its weary way
Oh please tell me deep blue sea
Is he sleeping peacefully
The wind from the north is blowing icy cold
Please keep him warm for me
If only my dreaming soul
Some token of love could find
If only a wave would show me where he sleeps
Then I’d leave this world behind
A beautiful rose one day
I placed on the crest of a wave
I said take it please
And lay it so it falls above his watery grave
The driftwood I watched in vain
My rose never came back again
So the winds take another message to my love
Saying I’ll meet him above
[1] Oh where is my [5] sailor boy
Where is my [5] sailor [1] boy
He sleeps in the [5] bottom of the [4] deep blue sea
And he [1] can’t come [5] back to [1] me
I stand on the beach alone
And gaze at the misty blue
Deep sea as you hold him to your breast
Does he mention my name to you
Oh what does the deep sea say
What does the deep sea say
It moans it groans it flashes and it foams
And rolls on its weary way
Oh please tell me deep blue sea
Is he sleeping peacefully
The wind from the north is blowing icy cold
Please keep him warm for me
If only my dreaming soul
Some token of love could find
If only a wave would show me where he sleeps
Then I’d leave this world behind
A beautiful rose one day
I placed on the crest of a wave
I said take it please
And lay it so it falls above his watery grave
The driftwood I watched in vain
My rose never came back again
So the winds take another message to my love
Saying I’ll meet him above
| Songwriter(s): |
|---|
Traditional |
| Band/Artist: |
|---|
Bill Monroe and Doc Watson |
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