Captain, Please tell me true
Does my sailor sail with you?
No, he does not sail with me
He sleeps on the bottom of the sea

CORUS:
What did the deep sea say
What did the deep sea say
And it splashed and it foamed
And it rolled on its weary way

He promised he' write to me
But his promise he didn't keep true
Never a word
From my dear son have I heard
Since he sailed on that ocean blue

CHORUS

A beautuful rose each day
I place on the crest of a wave
And say take it please
And let the pettles fall
Over his watery grave

CHORUS