What Does The Deep Sea Say

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[Verse 1]
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She stood on the beach alone  and
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 gazed at the misty blue
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Saying, "Sea, as you hold him to
 your breast, does he mention my 
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name to you?"
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Oh, where is my sailor boy?   
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Where is my sailor boy?
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He sleeps at the bottom of the 
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deep blue sea and he can't come 
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back to me.


[Chorus]
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Oh, what does the deep sea say? 
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What does the deep sea say?
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It moans, it groans, it splashes 
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and it foams,
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And it rolls on its weary way

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[Verse 2]
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Oh please tell me deep blue sea
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   is he sleeping peacefully
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For the winds from the north are 
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blowing icy cold. Can you keep him 
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warm for me?
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If only my grieving soul   some 
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token of love could find
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If only the waves could show me 
where he sleeps then I'd leave this 
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world behind.

[Chorus]
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Oh, what does the deep sea say? 
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What does the deep sea say?
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It moans, it groans, it splashes 
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and it foams,
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And it rolls on its weary way.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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A beautiful rose one day   I 
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placed on the crest of a wave
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And I said take it please and let 
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it settle home above his watery 
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grave.
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The driftwood I've watched in 
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vain,  and my rose never came 
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back again
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So waves take another message to 
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my love tell him I'll meet him 
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above.

[Other]
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Oh, what does the deep sea say? 
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What does the deep sea say?
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It guards and keeps my lover 
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where he sleeps
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And it rolls on its weary way.