The Willis Clan - Ship Of The Line lyrics

There's a ship of the line Waiting in the harbor She put her anchor down just off shore With captain so bold And all her men about her You've never seen a sight like her before My sweet darling boy Wishes for to board her And journey in her care to distant shores But I would lament If he took the order For he's the only one I do adore (Refrain) And the wind blows the colors And the tide rolls away And soft calls the ocean There's a ship of the line in the bay Dear mother I pray Though you try to warn me It’s soon that I was bound to go my way With fortunes abroad It’s soon that I’ll adorn thee With the finest things that money can repay Dear son if you go Who will sow the harvest And till the precious land that you call home And if you were gone There’d be no one to guard this While on the wicked sea you’re gone to roam Refrain Oh, you’ll not be alone When I take my leaving And worry not for care while I’m away For the boys of the glen Will tend to all the reaping They’ve sworn to sow the fields my going day Oh, the call's in the air And filling me with longing For soon the captain orders anchor weighed And I will depart As the day is dawning There’s no one else that I must still persuade Refrain (2 times)