A 1879 popular song.
Words by John Keynton.
Music by Charles E. Pratt.
Sheet music suggested by Peter Masri. Found at Library of Congress. Temporarily unavailable.
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- When Jamie comes over the sea
To fauld me again to his heart
How fond wi’ that gentle heart be
To know that we never s’all part
For tho’ he is roamin’ afar
I know that he ne’er will forget
The lassie he left lang ago
With sunny bright tears of regret
Chorus
So life may be wearie and sad
It makes little matter to me
For oh, my puir heart will be glad
When Jamie comes over the sea
- When Jamie comes over the sea
He’ll gie me he flow’r that I gave
The gloamin’ he parted from me
To wander across the sad wave
I greet for him earlie and late
The lad that I ken is so true
Oh, wearie the moments have gane
Since last time I bade him adieu - When Jamie comes over the sea
My heart will no longer be sore
He’s still all the world unto me
The lad that I love and adore
I’ll welcome him hame with a kiss
And never again s’all we part
My dear sailor lad s’all ne’er miss
The lassie he keeps in his heart
Sung here by Fred Feild: