Lady love, go back to sleep,
Dry the tears from your eyes,
But I cannot stay with thee
Until the morning,
For the dawn is breaking
And my ship is waiting for me,
And I must go
But I'll be back, yes,
Before this year is over;
And we sailed across the sea,
Till we found America,
Round the Cape of Storms
We set our sails for home,
And when the sea was roaring
And the Lord I called
To help my drowning men,
I saw the light, yes, the candle in your window...
And I have brought you silver,
And I have brought you gold,
And spices from the Indies in the hold;
And I've seen ships on the horizon,
That I'd swear were going down,
And now I know for certain,
The world is round,
I have seen, my eyes have seen,
Oh, one day says Galileo,
A man will reach the sky,
And see the world completely,
>From outside,
And gazing down from yonder,
On a world of blue and green.
He'll say with eyes of wonder,
I have seen, I have seen,
My eyes have seen."Oh, look around you,
Tell me what do you see ?
Do you see the yellow morning
And the green land so free ?"
"Oh no, I see no morning
But lands of dark and grey
And they tell me the green land
Has long gone away,
Has long gone away."
"Once more look around you,
Tell me what do you see ?
Do you see the clear wave laughter
And the deep blue sea ?"
"Oh no, there is no sorrow
Where the laughing tree stood
And they tell me the blue sea
Has long turned to blood,
Has long turned to blood."
"No more look around you,
Say no more what you see.
But give me your cold hand
And lay beside me.
And there, oh my darling,
You will never worry
And we, like the others,
Will forget in our sleep,
Will forget in our sleep."