A 1915 popular song.
Words by G. Douglas Thompson.
Music by Edward J. Loder.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Corrected accompaniment mp3 by Vancha March:
Lyrics
In the caverns deep of the ocean cold
The diver is seeking a treasure of gold
In the caverns deep of the ocean cold
The diver is seeking a treasure of gold
Risking his life for the spoil of a wreck
Taking rich gems from the dead on her deck
And fearful such sights to the diver must be
Walking alone, walking alone
Walking alone in the depths of the sea
He is now on the surface, he’s gasping for breath
So pale that he wants but the stillness of death
To look like the forms he has left in the caves
Silent and cold ‘neath the trembling waves
Silent and cold ‘neath the trembling waves
How fearful such sights to the diver must be
Walking alone in the depths of the sea
And Mammon’s the master, and Man is the slave
Toiling for wealth on the brink of the grave
Leaving a world of sunlight and sound
For night-like gloom and a silence profound
And fearful the death of the diver must be
Sleeping alone, sleeping alone
Sleeping alone in the depths of the sea
Sung here by Vancha March: