Waiting For The Tide To Turn

From the 1882 musical “The Maid of Arran”.
Words and music by Louis F. Baum.

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. When the tide comes in
   In the dying sunset glow
   And the waves dash high upon the strand
   Then the sailor thinks of his sweetheart
   Who is waiting in some distant land
   And he sees her afar
   In her home beside the sea
   Only waiting for the turning
   Of the tide, of the tide

Refrain
Waiting for the tide to turn
Waiting for the tide to turn
Waiting, waiting
Waiting for the tide to turn

2. When the tide comes in
   With its wealth of treasures brought
   From the wreck of some gallant ship at sea
   Each a message from some dying seaman
   To the loved ones he ne’er more will see
   Then the heart grows sad
   And our eyes with pity fill
   At the story of the turning
   Of the tide, of the tide

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Sung here by Vancha March: