Sea Fever 1915

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins - 30 Jan 2003

I must go down to the seas again,
to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship
and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel's kick
and the wind's song
and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face,
and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again,
for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call
that may not be denied:
And all I ask is a windy day
with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray
and the blown spume,
and the seagulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again,
to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way
and the whale's way
where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn
from a laughing fellow rover,
And quiet sleep
and a sweet dream
when the long trick's over.

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Sea Fever 1915
Music by John Ireland
Lyrics by John Masefield
copyright 1915 by Augener Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne, London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Thursday 30 January 2003 at 09.29
in association with Doug Grierson
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