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Thread #7822   Message #47703
Posted By: Barbara
02-Dec-98 - 07:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Asleep in the Deep (Lamb/Petrie)
Subject: Lyr Add: ASLEEP IN THE DEEP (Lamb/Petrie)
For any of you that don't want to wade through the 300K a page, here are the words.

ASLEEP IN THE DEEP
(words, Arthur Lamb, music Henry W. Petrie c 1897)

1. Stormy the nights and the waves roll high,
Bravely the ship doth ride;
Hark! While the lighthouse bells' solemn cry
Rings o'er the sullen tide.
There on the deck see two lovers stand
Heart to heart beating, and hand in hand,
Tho' death be near, she knows no fear
While at her side is one of all most dear...

REFRAIN:
Loudly the bell in the old tower rings
Bidding us list to the warning it brings
Sailor take care, sailor take care
Danger is near to thee, Beware! Beware!
Beware! Beware!
Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware!
Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware!

2. What of the storm when the night is o'er?
There is no trace or sign!
Save where the wreckage hath strewn the shore.
Peaceful the sun doth shine.
But when the wild raging storm did cease
Under the billows two hearts found peace, No
more to part, no more of pain
The bell may now toll its warning in vain...

Refrain.