It was on last Sunday evening
Just about the hour of three
When my darling started to leave me
To sail on the deep blue sea

He promised to write a letter
He promised to write to me
And I haven't heard from my darling,
Who sails on the deep blue sea.

My mother is dead and buried
My papa’s forsaken me
And I have no one to love me
But the sailor on the deep blue sea

"Oh, captain, can you tell me,
Can you tell me where he may be?"
"Oh yes, my little maiden,
He’s drownded in the deep blue sea."

Farewell to friends and relations
This is the last you'll see of me
I'm going to end my troubles
By drowning in the deep blue sea.
 
 
 
 Recorded 5/10/28 Camden, NJ