from the 1891 musical “Sinbad”
words by Harry B. Smith
music by W. B. Batchelor
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Wachy:
Lyrics
- Sea bathing is pleasant, and healthful as well
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
The sport is enjoyed by most every belle
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
But when in the waves a young girl goes to splash
It strikes me as being remarkably rash
To wear a bath suit just the width of a sash
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
Refrain
Hark to the waves how they surge and they roar
List to the waves as they rush on the shore
These are some things, and a great many more
That the wild waves unto us are saying
- The funds for the World’s Fair are much in request
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
And more than one fellow is feathering his nest
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
Large salaries now are the only expense
We may have a Fair about twenty years hence
But all they can show now is six miles of fence
And that’s what the wild waves are saying - When our nation was young then our navy had might
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
Our ships were not great, but they got there in fight
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
But all we can do now’s to make a display
Th’ Itata said “ta-ta” and sailed on her way
The time we got left was a cold, chilly day
And that’s what the wild waves are saying
Sung here by T. Craft: