Twas homeward bound one night on the deep
Slung in my hammock fast asleep
I had a dream, which I thought was true
Concerning Franklin and his bold crew
Twas as we neared the English shore
I heard a lady sadly deplore
She wept aloud and seemed to say,
"Alas, my husband is so long away."
"Twas seven years since that ship of fame
First bore my husband across the main
With hearts undaunted and courage stout
To seek our Nor'west passage out"
"To seek a passenger on the pole
With one hundred seamen brave and bold
With hearts undaunted and courage true
Tis what no man on earth can do
There's captain...
Slung in my hammock fast asleep
I had a dream, which I thought was true
Concerning Franklin and his bold crew
Twas as we neared the English shore
I heard a lady sadly deplore
She wept aloud and seemed to say,
"Alas, my husband is so long away."
"Twas seven years since that ship of fame
First bore my husband across the main
With hearts undaunted and courage stout
To seek our Nor'west passage out"
"To seek a passenger on the pole
With one hundred seamen brave and bold
With hearts undaunted and courage true
Tis what no man on earth can do
There's captain...