And it’s all very well said the sailor
But I’ve sailed many miles o’re
the sea
And I thought I had left you behind me
But somehow it wasn’t to be
But I knew that I’d never forget
you
Tho’ it’s years since I saw
your face
But I thought you at least would remember
my name
When again I returned to this place
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And oh how I long for the days that are
gone
And the good times that once used to be
When you were a girl with the wind in your
hair
And I a lad home from the sea
As I sailed on the harbour I saw you
On the pier where we once used to stand
But I knew in my heart I had lost you
For another was holding your hand
As you stood on the dockside before me
I could tell by the look in your eyes
That you just couldn’t place
Where you last saw my face
And that took my poor heart by surprise
And oh how I long for the days that are
gone
And the good times that once used to be
When you were a girl with the wind in your
hair
And I a lad home from the sea
So straingt away I went to the bar room
down town
To the place where the bright lights do
shine
And shoewhere within amid the laughter
and gin
I remember the nights you were mene
But I should of known you were lying
That the words you said were untrue
So I’ll throw back my beer and sail
out 0f here
And in time I’ll forget about you
And oh how I long for the days that are
gone
And the good times that once used to be
When you were a girl with the wind in your
hair
And I a lad home from the sea
