10-1 The Sailor boy's Farewell It was a frosty wintermorn', the snow lay on the ground. A sailor boy stood on the quay, his ship was outward bound. His sweetheart standing by his side shed many a bitter tear And as she pressed her to his heart, he whispered in her ear: Refrein : Farewell, farewell my own true love this parting gives me pain. You 'll be my own true guiding star Till I return again. My thoughts shall be of you my love, when storms are raging high. So farewell love, remember me, your faithfull sailor boy. It was in a gale, the ship set sail, his sweetheart standing by. She watched the ship far out of sight, till tears had dimned her eye. She prayed to God in heaven-above to guide him on his way. And then those parting words she heard, echo-ing on the boy; Refrein – But sad to say, the ship returned without the sailor boy. He lost his life far out at sec, the flag was halfmast-high. And when his comrades came ashore and told her he was dead. In a letter that he wrote to her, the last lines sadly said: Refrein – Farewell, farewell my own true love, 0n earth we meet no more. We’ll meet on that eternal shore, On that bright heaven-above. My thoughts shall be of you my love, when storms are raging high. Now farewell love, remember me…. your faithfull sailor boy.