Sailor Boy-The Carter Family

[ti:Sailor Boy] [ar:The Carter Family] [al:The Very Best of the Carter Family] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sailor Boy - The Carter Family (卡特家族) [00:05.22]'Twas on one dark and stormy night [00:09.44]The snow was on the ground [00:13.90]The sailor boy was at his post [00:19.37]His ship was outward bound [00:25.02]His sweetheart standing by his side [00:29.53]She mourned a bitter tear [00:33.59]Though as he pressed her to his side [00:38.79]He whispered in her ear [00:43.78]Farewell my own true love [00:47.79]This parting gives me pain [00:52.07]And you will be my guiding star [00:57.57]Till I return again [00:59.93](Instrumental break) [01:19.82]And then I think of you my love [01:23.65]While storms are raging high [01:28.03]Then oh sweetheart remember me [01:33.30]Your faithful sailor boy [01:38.66]'Twas sad to say the ship returned [01:42.97]Without the sailor boy [01:47.21]For he had died while on the sea [01:52.56]His flag was held most high [01:57.21]Farewell my own true love [02:01.12]This parting gives me pain [02:05.33]And you will be my guiding star [02:10.64]Till I return again [02:13.45](Instrumental break) [02:32.35]And as his shipmate steps on shore [02:36.83]To tell that he was dead [02:40.55]The letter that he gave to her [02:44.97] [02:45.80]These words it sadly read [02:50.37]Farewell my own true love [02:54.25]On earth we'll meet no more [02:58.48]So may we meet in heaven above [03:03.84]Where parting is no more