Intro: Cm
Verse
Cm
Calm be the sea by morning's first light,
Cm
As birds wings in feathered flight
Eb B
boldly stride gale an' gentle breeze
Eb Cm
To earn a crust from hostile seas - from hostile seas
Verse
Cm
Birds castin' eye to the lass in the surge
Cm
weeping a solemn dirge.
Eb B
her watery eyes doth tell no lies
Eb Cm
her sorrow's seen clear from the skies - clear from the skies
Ab B Cm
Oh please my love come back to me,
Ab B Cm
godspeed my love, my dear.
Ab B Cm
I pray you will come back to me
Ab B Gm
Your lonely fisher lass.
Verse
Cm
Her lovers fate at tempests swirl
Cm
Thus grieve our fisher girl
Eb B
the gulls they vow the oceans wide to scour
Eb Cm
bringing her news in darkest hour - in darkest hour
Verse
Cm
By noon the stricken ship was found
Cm
halted and run aground.
Eb B
On watered rocks that sharp as needles be honed
Eb Cm
Lay fisher boy by death now be owned - by death now be owned
Ab B Cm
Oh please my love come back to me,
Ab B Cm
godspeed my love, my dear.
Ab B Cm
I pray you will come back to me
Ab B Gm
Your lonely fisher lass.
Instrumental
Cm
Cm
Eb B
Eb Cm
Verse
Cm
Her locket so proud around his neck
Cm
Now loosened by skillful peck
Eb B
carried to the shore by solemn bill
Eb Cm
To fisher lass who stands there still - Who stands there still
Ab B Cm
Oh please my love come back to me,
Ab B Cm
godspeed my love, my dear.
Ab B Cm
I pray you will come back to me
Ab B Gm
Your lonely fisher lass.
Instrumental
Cm
Cm
Eb B
Eb Cm
Verse
Cm
Lalalala
Cm
Lalalala
Eb B
Lalalala
Eb Cm
Lalalala
Verse
Cm
Come next morn, a single white cloth
Cm
cradled in oceans froth.
Eb B
lovers by the cold dark waves now caressed,
(Rit.)
Eb Cm
all left behind a fisher lass' dress - a fisher lass' dress