Long gone are the days of my shining childhood,
Long gone are the dances in halls on the hills
And I miss my family, I'm sure they mourn me,
Now that my home is on the lonesome sea

The sea is wide and, my home is floatin’
It’s carried on in the arms of the breeze
But you know those arms are not the ones I long for,
A girl whose hair’s red as the autumn trees

Long gone are the days of my shining childhood,
Long gone are the dances in halls on the hills
And I miss my family, I'm sure they mourn me,
Now that my home is on the lonesome sea

The grass is green and the sand is white
As it caresses the soles of your feet
But now my shoes are made of tar and splinters
As now my home is on the lonesome sea

Long gone are the days of my shining childhood,
Long gone are the dances in halls on the hills
And I miss my family, I'm sure they mourn me,
Now that my home is on the lonesome sea

Now in my hunger I’m seeing visions,
Of all the strong men taking my place
They keep your bed warm much better than I could
And they plant kisses on your lonesome face