Oh, where is my sailor boy, where is my sailor boy?
He sleeps at the bottom of the deep blue sea and he can't come back to me
I stand on the beach alone and gaze at the misty blue deep sea
As you hold him to your breast, does he mention my name to you?
Oh, what does the deep sea say, what does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it pours and it rolls all its merry way
Oh, please tell me, deep blue sea, is he sleeping peacefully?
The wind from the north on blue and icy cold, can you keep it warm for him?
If only my grieving soul some token of love could find
And if only the waves would show me where he sleeps and I'd leave his bones behind
Oh, what does the deep sea say, what does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it pours and it rolls all its merry way
A beautiful rose one day, I placed on the crest of a wave
I said, take it please and let it settle home above its watery grave
The dripped blood I watched in vain and I rose and never came back again
Oh, it's taken a thousand verses to my love saying I'm in love
Oh, what does the deep sea say, what does the deep sea say?
It moans, it groans, it splashes and it pours and it rolls all its merry way