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The Sailorâs Wife, alone one night
In slumber as she bathes
She dreams of ships her sailorâs lip
Against the ocean waves
The sailorâs wife was pale and white
Beauty near divine
âOh how the sea has stolen theeâ
She drinks, she waits, she cries
Life is but a dream
The sailor knows that waves will grow
When all is not content
The sky grows dark, a lightening spark
A message must be sent
He shouts down to the sorry crew
âThe skyâs no longer blue
A storm is come to claim someone
So pray it is not youâ
Life is but a dream
The sailorâs wife had bare a life
Before she slipped and fell
Her back was broke, and as she soaks
She cannot cry for help
The sailor clings to ropes and things
He wonât survive for long
Then crashing down upon his crown
A final, parting song
Both of them sinking as death pulls the plug
One in the ocean and one in the tub
The waterâs running
The storm is coming
The sailor is drowning, drowning
Life is but a dream