Oh! My darling Reed, what shall I do?
I know the danger of loving you
Oh, but I refuse to see it as so
I shall die if ever you should go
*~~~~~*
You've stolen my heart, you thief
To awaken not in your arms
will only have me in a fit of grief
Could my yearning heart
take the pain of us apart?
*~~~~~*
Your seaman’s life is no life
For a lady such as myself
but I will glady give it all up
to be your lover and wife
*~~~~~*
I know I am bequeathed
To marry another
But no other man can ever
Give me such passion as this
No other’s lips could ever
Drown me in his dizzying kiss
*~~~~~*
Your world is full of danger and greed
But I must go with you, my Reed
Else live a life without your touch
The idea of such living is just too much!
*~~~~~*
I could not bear to face
The thought of another woman
Held in your fiery embrace
So take me, my love! Take me
With you to sail the high sea!