The Holy Ground
Fare thee well, my lovely Dinah, a thousand times adieu.
For we're going away from the Holy Ground and the girls we all love true.
We'll sail the salt seas over and we'll return to shore,
To see again the girls we love and the holy ground once more.
You're the girls we do adore
And still I live in hopes to see
The Holy Ground once more.
Oh now the storm is raging and we are far from shore;
The good old ship she's tossing about and the rigging all is tore.
And the secret of my heart, my love, you're the girls we do adore,
And still I live in hopes to see the Holy Ground once more
You're the girls we do adore
And still we live in hope to see
The Holy Ground once more.
And now the storm is over and we are safe and well
We will go into some public house and we'll sit and drink our fill.
We'll drink strong ale and porter and we'll make the rafters roar,
And when our money is all spent, we will go to sea once more!
You're the girls we do adore,
And still we live in hope to see
The Holy Ground once more.
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