A sailor went on a very long journey
And the waves was all around his ship
The dolphins jumped and the captain sang
"You'll probably come home once"
But the sailor thought of his girl
And the days turned into years
He thought "Yeah, I'll probably come home once
But tell me when? when?"
And the girl remembered the very last dance
As the days turned into years
Then shy finally found a gentle lover
Who would lick her wound
And the sailor sailed from port to port
Eventually, she forgot his name
But time goes as time wants to
One day the ship put in
He got a taxi to the local hotel
She saw him, and forgot all about herself
They were together for a single night
A night at th local hotel
A sailor went on a very long journey
And the waves was all around his ship
The dolphins jumped and the captain sang
"You'll probably come home once!"