by Charles Dibdin (1745 - 1814)
Blow high, blow low Matches original text
Language: English
Blow high, blow low, let tempests tear The main-mast by the board, My heart with thoughts of thee, my dear, And love well stor'd, Shall brave all danger, scorn all fear, The roaring winds the raging sea, In hopes on shore, to be once more Safe moor'd with thee. Aloft while mountains high we go, The whistling winds that scud along And the surge roaring from below Shall my signal be, to think on thee, And this shall be my song: Blow high, blow low, let tempests tear The main-mast by the board, My heart with thoughts of thee, my dear, And love well stor'd, Shall brave all danger, scorn all fear, The roaring winds the raging sea, In hopes on shore, to be once more Safe moor'd with thee. And on that night, when all the crew The mem'ry of their former lives O'er flowing cans of flip renew, And drink their sweethearts and their wives, I'll heave a sigh, and think on thee, And as the ship rolls thro' the sea, The burthen of my song shall be: Blow high, blow low, let tempests tear The main-mast by the board, My heart with thoughts of thee, my dear, And love well stor'd, Shall brave all danger, scorn all fear, The roaring winds the raging sea, In hopes on shore, to be once more Safe moor'd with thee.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Dibdin (1745 - 1814), "Blow high, blow low"
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Dibdin (1745 - 1814), "Blow high, blow low"
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