Henrik Norbeck's Song Lyrics

Pleasant and Delightful

Sheet Music (and more information about this song)

It was pleasant and delightful on a bright summer's morn,
When the fields and the meadows were covered in corn,
There were blackbirds and thrushes singing on every tree,
And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day,
And the larks they sang melodious, and the larks they sang melodious,
And the larks they sang melodious at the dawning of the day.

A sailor and his true love were walking one day.
Said the sailor to his true love, "I'm bound far away.
I'm bound for the West Indies where the loud cannons roar,
I am bound to leave my Nancy, she's the girl that I adore,
I am bound to leave my Nancy, I am bound to leave my Nancy,
I am bound to leave my Nancy, she's the girl that I adore.

A ring from off her finger she instantly drew,
Saying, "Take this, my dearest Willie, and my heart will go too."
And as he stood embracing her from her eyes the tears fell,
Saying, "May I go along with you?" "Oh no, my love, farewell."
Saying, "May I go along with you?" Saying, "May I go along with you?"
Saying, "May I go along with you?" "Oh no, my love, farewell."

"So fare thee well Nancy, now I must away,
For the topsail is hoisted and the anchor is weighed,
And the ship she lies waiting for the next flowing tide,
And if ever I return again, I will make you my bride,
And if ever I return again, and if ever I return again,
And if ever I return again, I will make you my bride."

Discography: Stockton's Wing

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