Sailor's Plea
Love's Anchor Lost at Sea: A Sailor's Plea
Lyrics
Dear sweetheart as I write to you my heart is filled with pain
Expressing deep sadness while writing to a loved one.
For if those things I hear are true I'll never see you again
Fearing that the information heard might be true, implying potential separation.
They tell me darlin' that tonight you'll wed another man
Heard that the sweetheart is getting married to someone else tonight.
But if you do I'll tell you true my boat will never land
Asserting that if the sweetheart marries another, the speaker's boat (life) will never find stability.
You promised that you would wait for me that nothin' could come between
Recalling a promise that nothing would come between them and the sweetheart would wait for the speaker.
That in my arms someday you'd be my wife and lovely Queen
Expressing the anticipation of the sweetheart becoming the speaker's wife and queen.
I built you that cozy home and made a garden there
Describing efforts in building a home and creating a garden for the sweetheart.
And planted too with my own hands sweet flowers rich and fair
Personally planting flowers to enhance the beauty of the shared space.
My future hopes are placed in you you've been my guidin' star
Stating that the speaker's hopes for the future are tied to the sweetheart, referring to them as a guiding star.
Please write and tell me that you're true to the sailor who waits afar
Requesting assurance of the sweetheart's faithfulness to the sailor who is far away.
Just tell me that you love me yet still long to be my wife
Seeking confirmation of love and the desire to be the speaker's wife despite the physical distance.
I'll return and then we'll wed and live a happy life
Promising a return for marriage and the prospect of a happy life together.
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