The Sea Is The Life For Me 1938

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 8Feb2025
2025

When I was young my parents taught me
just how to behave,
punctual, honest, clean in thought,
to grow up big and brave,
and as I grew the call of the sea
came stronger to my heart,
until one day I sailed away
before the mast to start.

Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
a sailors life for me,
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
it tickles your fancy free.
My heart was light,
the sun shone bright,
the "Peter" flew at the fore!
The anchor weighed,
we all hoorayed,
and sang as we left the shore.
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
O' give me the rolling sea,
Sailing, Sailing,
the sea is the life for me.

Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
a sailors life for me,
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
it tickles your fancy free.
My heart was light,
the sun shone bright,
the "Peter" flew at the fore!
The anchor weighed,
we all hoorayed,
and sang as we left the shore.
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
O' give me the rolling sea,
Sailing, Sailing,
the sea is the life for me.

Now years went by in many climes
and ev'ry kind of weather.
Strange adventures did betimes make me
tough as leather.
The cargoes and the Ports O'Quest
would many a volume cram.
But now I've dumped my old sea chest,
they've done with Salty Sam.

Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
a sailors life for me,
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
it tickles your fancy free.
My heart was light,
the sun shone bright,
the "Peter" flew at the fore!
The anchor weighed,
we all hoorayed,
and sang as we left the shore.
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
O' give me the rolling sea,
Sailing, Sailing,
the sea is the life for me.

Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
a sailors life for me,
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
it tickles your fancy free.
My heart was light,
the sun shone bright,
the "Peter" flew at the fore!
The anchor weighed,
we all hoorayed,
and sang as we left the shore.
Oh, oh! Oh, Oh!
O' give me the rolling sea,
Sailing, Sailing,
the sea is the life for me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Sea Is The Life For Me 1938
From the film "Chips"
Lyrics & Music by Rover Peter Dawson
© 1938 by B.Feldman & Co.  London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 8 February 2025 at 12.14
in association with Torquil Syme
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James Pitt-Payne