A popular song from 1853.
Words and music by H. S. Thompson.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- My Willie’s on the dark blue sea
He’s gone far o’er the main
And many a weary day will pass
Ere he’ll come back again
Chorus
Then blow gentle winds o’er the dark blue sea
Bid the storm-king stay his hand
And bring my Willie back to me
To his own dear native land
- I love my Willie best of all
He e’er was true to me
But lonesome, dreary are the hours
Since first he went to sea - There’s danger on the water now
I hear the blond-bills cry
And moaning voices seem to speak
From out the cloudy sky - I see the vivid lightnings flash
And hark! the thunders roar
Oh Father, save my Willie from
The storm-king’s mighty power - And as she spoke the lightning ceased
Hushed was the thunder’s roar
And Willie clasped her in his arms
To roam the seas no more
Chorus to the last verse:
Now blow gentle winds o’er the dark blue sea
No more we’ll stay thy hand
Since Willie safe at home with me
In his own dear native land
Sung here by Vancha March: