| It's my tears that fill this ocean |
| And my sorrow rocks these waves |
| 'Cause my true love took the notion |
| To take my heart and sail away |
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| Sail away, he sailed away |
| Promised he'd be back one day |
| Left me crying in his wake |
| Sailors, they sail away |
| He sailed away, he sailed away |
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| Mothers warn your sweet young daughters |
| Pure of heart and fair of face |
| Sparkling eyes like sun on water |
| Tell them "Sailors sail away" |
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| Sail away, they sail away |
| Promise they'll return one day |
| Some will do just as they say |
| But mostly they just sail away |
| They sail away, they sail away |
| Sailors they sail away |
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| A sailor's true love is the sea |
| They give what's left to you and me |
| And yet we love them anyway |
| Knowing they |
| Will sail away |
| Sailors they just sail away |
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| Sail away, they sail away |
| They sail away, they sail away |
| They sail away, they sail away |
| They sail away, they sail away |
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