Lyrics
I'll put my ship in order
And I will sail her to the sea
And I'll listen at the window
To see if my love minds on me
And when I come into the harbour
The burning Thames I have to cross
And I'll whisper at a window
Oh my true love are you alone?
'Cause I'm here and I'm outside your window
The rain is soaking to the skin
Prison walls I'm scaling
Chains that bind me down
The clay will not contain me
And keep me from your arms
But where is the colour I used to know?
Your cheeks they look oh so pale
Mary, the ground has changed me
And I am just the ghost of your willing arm
I'm here and I'm outside your window
The rain is soaking to the skin
Prison walls I'm scaling
Chains that bind me down
The clay cannot contain me
And keep me from your arms
So hold out your hand to the joy
To the kiss from me now
For I must return to the dark
To the dead before light
And so I sing unto the morning
Oh sun don't rise before its day
And birds, hold your tune a bit longer
For dawn comes to steal my sweet boy away
