Lyrics

On a summer's day while the waves were rippling With a quiet and a gentle breeze; A ship set sail with a cargo laden For a port beyond the sea Did she ever return? No, she never returned, and her fate is still unlearned But a last poor man set sail commander On a ship that never returned There were sad farewells There were friends forsaken, and her fate is still unlearned But a last poor man set sail commander On a ship that never returned Said a feeble lad to his aged mother I must cross that deep blue sea For I hear of a land in the far-off country Where there's health and strength for me 'Tis a gleam of hope and a maze of danger And our fate is still to learn And a last poor man set sail commander On a ship that never returned Did she ever return? No, she never returned, and her fate is still unlearned But a last poor man set sail commander On a ship that never returned Said this feeble lad to his aged mother As he kissed his weeping wife "Just one more purse of that golden treasure It will last us all through life" "Then we'll live in peace and joy together And enjoy all I have earned." So they sent him forth with a smile and blessing On a ship that never returned Did she ever return? No, she never returned, and her fate is still unlearned But a last poor man set sail commander On a ship that never returned