Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh, wild and furious blew the blast And the clouds were hanging 'round When the Dandenong from Melbourne sailed To Newcastle Port was bound She had eighty-three poor souls on board Through the storm she cleaved her way Well, it's sad to relate her terrible fate Was just off Jervis Bay [Chorus] And I dream of you, I dream of sleep And I dream of you, I dream of sleep I dream of being warm But through the night I have to sail All through this raging storm [Verse 2] While steering through the briny waves A propelling shaft gave way And the watеrs they came crashing in Which filled us with dismay All hands on board did all thеy could Till at length all hope was gone And they hoisted a signal of distress On board of the Dandenong [Chorus] And I dream of you, I dream of sleep And I dream of you, I dream of sleep I dream of being warm But through the night I have to sail All through this raging storm [Verse 3] It was not long until a barque Of a brisk and lively crew Came bearing down and the Captain cried "We'll see what we can do!" Came bearing down with might and main In spite of land or wave They did all they could as sailors would Those precious lives to save [Chorus] And I dream of you, I dream of sleep And I dream of you, I dream of sleep I dream of being warm But through the night I have to sail All through this raging storm [Verse 4] Now some in boats they tried to reach That kind and friendly barque And numbers of their lives were saved But the night came on pitch dark What mortal man then could do more When the storm increased on strong And the rest now sleep in the briny deep Along with the Dandenong [Chorus] And I dream of you, I dream of sleep And I dream of you, I dream of sleep I dream of being warm But through the night I have to sail All through this raging storm