The night was black

rain fallin' down

looked for my baby

she's nowhere around

Traced her footsteps

down to the shore

'fraid she's gone

for ever more

I looked at the sea

and it seemed to say

I took your baby

from you away

I heard a voice

cryin' in the deep

come join me, baby

in my endless sleep

Why did we quarrel

why did we fight

why did I leave her

alone tonight

That's why her footsteps

ran into the sea

that's why my baby

has gone from me

I looked at the sea

and it seemed to say

I took your baby

from you away

I heard a voice

cryin' in the deep

come join me, baby

in my endless sleep

Ran in the water

heart full of fear

there in the breakers

I saw her near

Reached for my darlin'

held her to me

stole her from

the angry sea

I looked at the sea

and it seemed to say

you took your baby

from me away

My heart cried out

she's mine to keep

I saved my baby

from an endless sleep

endless sleep

endless sleep