On one morning
In the month of May
When all the birds
Were singingI saw a lovely maiden stray
Across the fields at break of day
She softly sung her roundelayThe tide flows in
The tide flows out
Twice every day returningHer cheeks were red
Her eyes were brown
Her hair in ringlets hanging down
Upon her face to hide the frownJust as the tide was a flowing
The tide flows in
The tide flows out
Twice everyday returningA sailor's wife at home must bide
She halted heavily she sighed
"He parted from poor me , a bride
I'm widowed by the sea" she criedJust as the tide was a flowingThe tide flows in
The tide flows out
Twice every day returning
Songwriters
R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMSPublished by
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