Midnight on the stormy deep
Was midnight on the stormy deep My solitary watch I keep But to think of her I left behind And saked if she'd be true and kind I never shall forget the day That I was forced to go away In silence there my head she'd rest And hold me to her loving breast Oh Willie, don't go back to sea There's other girls as good as me But none can love you true as I Pray don't go where the bullets fly The deep, deep sea may us divide And I may be some other's bride But still my thoughts will sometimes stray To thee when thou art far away I never have proved false to thee The heart I gave was true as thine But you have proved untrue to me I can no longer call thee mine Then fare thee well, I'd rather make My home upon some icy lake Where the southern sun refuse to shine Than to trust a love so false as thine