Sailor's Grave-Glenn Yarbrough/Public Domain

[ti:Sailor's Grave] [ar:Glenn Yarbrough] [al:Glenn Yarborough] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sailor's Grave (水手之墓) - Glenn Yarbrough/Public Domain [00:06.32]Our barque was far far from the land [00:09.79]When the fairest of our gallant band [00:13.16]Grew deadly pale and pined away [00:16.89]Like the twilight dawn of an autumn day [00:20.45] [00:27.45]We watched him through long hours of pain [00:30.88]Our fears were great our hopes in vain [00:33.89] [00:34.44]Death's call he heard; made no alarm [00:38.18]He smiled and died in his messmate's arms [00:41.02] [00:48.07]We had no costly winding sheet [00:51.34]We placed two round shot at his feet [00:54.55] [00:55.07]And in his hammock snug and sound: [00:58.17]A kingly shroud like marble bound [01:02.95] [01:08.72]We proudly decked his funeral vest [01:11.67]With a starry flag upon his breast [01:15.26]We gave him this as a badge so brave [01:18.82]Then he was fit for a sailor's grave [01:22.22] [01:28.98]Our voices broke our hearts turned weak [01:32.24]And tears were seen on the brownest cheek [01:35.74]A quiver played on the lip of pride [01:39.14]As we lowered him down our ship's dark side [01:43.98] [01:49.72]A splash a plunge and our task was o'er [01:53.16]And the billows rolled as they rolled before [01:56.82]And many a prayer said to the wave [01:59.72]That lowered him in a sailor's grave