[BARRETT] I'll be coming back to you, Darlene Back to your dark eyes and hair Marry me when I return, Darlene And until that day, my love, take care Be thee well May the lord who watches all watch over thee May God's heaven be you blanket as you softly sleep Marry me When you're finally in my arms you'll plainly see This devoted sailor's heart and soul Are yours to keep BRIDE Yours-to-keep... Every day from G-M-O-M ("Good morning, old man") To G-N-O-M ("Good night, old man") My telegraph sends its messages to ships at sea Sending out its Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit... I was young and shy, detached and sad Spent my days indoors, a home-bound lad Hardly spoke, few friends I kept myself to myself Quite alone Then I found Marconi's telegraph It could span the planet's width by half Fifty yards, two thousand miles the same!
Touch the spark, sound the tone And the night was alive With a thousand voices Fighting to be heard And each and every one of them Connected to me And my life cam alive With a thousand voices Tapping out each word Like a thousand people Joined in a single heartbeat Tapping out our dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit Dit dit-dah-dit dah Everywhere [BARRETT] Marry me May the lord who watches all watch over thee Marry me May God's heaven be your blanket as you sleep [BRIDE] It's alive with a thousand voices And every one of them Connected to me So alive with a thousand voices Those people joined in a single Heartbeat Tapping out our Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit [BARRETT] Marry me [BRIDE] Dit dit-dah-dit dah-dit [BARRETT] Marry me [BRIDE] Dit dit-dah-dit da - [BARRETT] Signed "Fred."