[Verse 1]
Thirteen nights to shore
That's what I bargained for
Six months gone a hired hand
Roll over the snow and ice
Every day is a roll of the dice
Dreamin' of hot, white sand
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord, if I'd only known how cold and lonely
The sea could be without company, I'd say
[Chorus]
So long to my ocean home
So long to my dear sea, I'm going home
Wash my face in the salty water
I've got a date with the captain's daughter
[Verse 2]
Card game in the captain's shack
Bet my watch, got it back
And an old swingin' picture on a nail
Her name was Annebel
I knew I would walk through Hell
To see that face when we dropped sail
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord, if I'd only known how cold and lonely
The sea could be without company, I'd say
[Chorus]
So long to my ocean home
So long to my dear sea, I'm going home
Wash my face in the salty water
I've got a date with the captain's daughter
[Verse 3]
We heard the thunder clap
As the night came on pitch black
I tried to yell through the howlin' wind
The last thing I knew was the icy cold
As that briny wave swallowed me whole
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord, if I'd only known how cold and lonely
The sea could be without company, I'd say
[Chorus]
So long to my ocean home
So long to my dear sea, I'm going home
Wash my face in the salty water
I've got a date with the captain's daughter
