Sails of Silver
Sails of Silver

Steeleye Span - Sails of Silver Lyrics

Singer/Songwriter
Jun 20, 1995
71
Sails of Silver Music Video

Sails of Silver Lyrics

What is it makes her to weep and to moan?
I am as a tall sailing ship out on the sea,
Where only long breezes reach out to me.
Chorus: And I'll set my sails of silver,
And I'll steer towards the sun,
And you, false love, will weep for me
When I'm gone, when I'm gone, when I'm gone.
The maid in a garden, how can it be?
I'm staring seaward but what does she see?
A mast of the tall rowan tree, ropes of fine silk,
Decks holystoned shining whiter than milk.
Chorus: (2x)
[Key change] Chorus 3x and fade

Writer(s): TIM HART
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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