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
