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this song is by Roger Chartier
on the Sailor Songs CD

THE HOLY GROUND 

 Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com

Adieu my fair young maidens,

A thousand times adieu

We must bid good-bye

To the holy ground,

The place that we love true

We will sail the salt seas over,

And return again for sure

To seek the girls that wait for us,

In the holy ground once more

"FINE GIRL YOU ARE"

You’re the girl the girl that

I do a - do - re, and

Still I live in hope to see

The holy ground once more

(Shout) "FINE GIRL YOU ARE"

 

We’re on the salt sea sailing,

And you are safe behind

Fond letters I will write to you ,

The secrets of my mind

Fond letters I will write to you

The girl I do a – do – re

And still I live in hope to see

The holy ground once more

(Shout)…. "FINE GIRL YOU ARE

".…CHORUS

I see a storm a rising,

I can see it coming soon

For the night is dark and dreary,

You can scarcely see the moon

And the good ship she is tossing about ,

And her rigging is all to - re

But still I live in hope to see

The holy ground once more

(Shout)……"FINE GIRL YOU ARE

"……CHORUS

And now the storm is over,

and we are safe on shore

And we’ll drink to health and the holy ground

and the girls we do adore

We will drink strong ale and porter,

and make the taprooms ro – ar

And when our money is all spent

we’ll go to sea for more

(Shout) FINE GIRL YOU ARE………..CHORUS     

 

Lyrics courtesy of www.sailorsongs.com