There's a ship lies

rigged and ready

in the harbor

Tomorrow

for old England

she sails

Far away from your land

of endless sunshine

to my land full of rainy skies

and gales

And I shall be aboard

that ship tomorrow

Though my heart is full of tears

at this farewell

For you are beautiful

and I have loved you dearly

more dearly than

spoken word can tell

For you are beautiful

and I have loved you dearly

more dearly than

spoken word can tell

I've heard

there's a wicked war a blazing

And the taste of war

I know so very well

Even now I

see that foreign flag a raising

Their guns on fire

as we sail into hell

I have no fear of death

it brings no sorrow

But how bitter will be

this last farewell

For you are beautiful

I have loved you dearly

more dearly than

spoken word can tell

For you are beautiful

and I have loved you dearly

more dearly than

spoken word can tell

Though death and darkness

gather all about me

My ship be torn apart

upon the seas

I shall smell again

the fragrance of these islands

And the heaving waves

that brought me once to thee

And should I return

safe home again to England

I shall watch the English mist

roll through the dale

For you are beautiful

and I have loved you dearly

more dearly than

spoken word can tell

For you are beautiful

and I have loved you dearly

more dearly than

spoken word can tell