Sailor Boy-The Carter Family

[ti:Sailor Boy] [ar:The Carter Family] [al:The Carter Family Selected Favorites, Vol. 9] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sailor Boy - The Carter Family (卡特家族) [00:04.17]'Twas on one dark and stormy night [00:09.11]The snow was on the ground [00:13.46]The sailor boy was at his post [00:18.83]His ship was outward bound [00:24.45]His sweetheart standing by his side [00:28.63]She mourned a bitter tear [00:32.73]Though as he pressed her to his side [00:38.51]He whispered in her ear [00:43.20]Farewell my own true love [00:47.11]This parting gives me pain [00:51.51]And you will be my guiding star [00:56.92]Till I return again [01:18.94]And then I think of you my love [01:23.06]While storms are raging high [01:27.35]Then oh sweetheart remember me [01:32.63]Your faithful sailor boy [01:37.99]'Twas sad to say the ship returned [01:42.25]Without the sailor boy [01:46.48]For he had died while on the sea [01:51.90]His flag was held most high [01:56.55]Farewell my own true love [02:00.40]This parting gives me pain [02:04.66]And you will be my guiding star [02:09.90]Till I return again [02:31.63]And as his shipmate steps on shore [02:35.45]To tell that he was dead [02:39.49]The letter that he gave to her [02:45.00]These words it sadly read [02:49.57]Farewell my own true love [02:53.40]On earth we'll meet no more [02:57.63]So may we meet in heaven above [03:02.85]Where parting is no more