Child Of The Sea

Song of my heart, O sea thou art singing
Down there in the great strand thou are beating
Thy music is in my ear when of thee I’m dreaming

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For I’ve given my heart to the sea and the folk of the sea Morlo Morlo

Child of the sea is my lover, my Morlo
Born in the caves with the pubs of the grey seals
Rocked in the salt waves and suckled on sea-foam...

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One night in spring Lord Morlo came singing
Down the salt-spray I heard his words ringing
And I left the grey harbor and I went down to meet him...

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Lonely the traveller lost by the wayside
Lonely the lover left by the hillside
Morlo has gone to the far open ocean...

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My heart’s love is prince over all the seal people
Soon will he come, when the spring tides are turning
And I wait for the salt winds to cry he’s returning

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Lord of the ocean, Morlo is calling
If ever you see him, you’ll suffer a sea-change
You’ll become as the seals to be with him forever...

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Song of my heart, O sea thou art singing
Down there in the great strand thou art beating
Thy music is in my ear when of thee I’m dreaming...

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