The night was black
Rain falling down
Looked for my baby
She's nowhere around
Traced her footsteps
Down to the shore
Afraid she's gone
Forever more
I looked at the sea
And it seemed to say
"I took your baby
From you away"
I heard a voice
Crying in the deep
"Come join me baby
In my endless sleep"
Why did we quarrel
Why did we fight?
Why did I leave her
Alone tonight?
That's why her footsteps
Ran into the sea
That's why my baby
Has gone from me
Well, I looked at the sea
And it seemed to say
"I took your baby
From you away"
I heard a voice
Crying in the deep
"Come join me baby
In my endless sleep"
Ran in the water
Heart full of fear
There in the breakers
I saw her near
Reached for my darling
Held her to me
Stole her away
From the angry sea
Well, I looked at the sea
And it seemed to say
"You took your baby
From me away"
My heart cried out
"She's mine to keep"
I saved my baby
From an endless sleep
I saved my baby
From an endless sleep