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Was homeward bound, one night on the deep, |
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Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep. |
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Across the ocean we set sail |
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It was a rough and mighty sea, |
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Our strength and courage beat the gale |
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Till our ship she landed free |
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I sail my vessel for my lord in Banbury |
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So no come to harm |
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It was my calling from the start my destiny |
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In a sea of calm |
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And i dream at night |
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Of those frozen waves |
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Of that curtained sky |
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In its shimmering state. |
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Land of great white bears, |
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Across that crystal flow |
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And the snow flakes fall |
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I'm already there. |
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At Hudson bay we made out camp |
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To heal our wounds and take on stores |
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With native Indians as our guides |
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We found the copper mine shore |
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We headed down through Canada |
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Our bow was breaking through the ice |
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But it got thicker when we stopped |
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Held in a frozen vice |
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I wonder how you are, across the mighty sea |
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Through the turquoise spray |
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And all the people that you meet, a lot like me |
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Is there much to say |
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And I dream at night |
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Of those frozen waves |
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And that curtained sky |
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In its shimmering state |
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Land of great white bears |
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Across that crystal flow |
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Like the snowflakes fall |
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I'm already there. |
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Franklin said he had to leave |
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And take our chance with dog and sled |
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I thought of you and hoped you pray for me |
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We are brothers come what may |
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So much good will |
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Out in the streets of this old town |
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As people ask your name |
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So many thoughts my humble prayers, |
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Go out to you |
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On that ice bound plain |
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And I dream at night |
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Of those frozen waves |
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Of that curtained sky |
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In its shimmering state |
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Land of great white bears |
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Across that crystal flow |
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Like the snowflakes fall |
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I'm already there. |
