The Ship That Never Returned
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com - ( Henry Clay Work)
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‘Twas a summers day and the waves were rippled by a soft and gentle breeze
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When a ship set sail with a cargo ladened for a port beyond the sea
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There were fond farewells, loving remonstrations
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by the ones who were most concerned
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Though they little knew ‘twas the fatal voyage of the Ship That Never Returned
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Did she ever return, no she never returned and her fate is still unlearned
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Though for years and years there were fond hearts watching for the
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Ship That Never Returned
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Said the feeble lad to his anxious mother I must cross the deep blue sea
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For they say perchance in some foreign climate there is help and strength for me
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‘Twas a gleam of hope in the midst of danger and her
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Heart for her youngest yearned
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But she sent him forth with a smile and a blessing on the
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Ship That Never Returned
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Only one more trip" said a gallant seaman as he kissed his weeping wife
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Only one more bag of the gold and treasure and ‘twill last us all though life
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Then we’ll settle down in our cozy cottage and enjoy the rest we’ve earned
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But alas poor man he sailed commander of the Ship That Never Returned
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Did she ever return no she never returned and her fate is yet unlearned
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Though for years and years there were fond hearts watching for the
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Ship That Never Returned
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
