Selkie

Onshore is where he waited for he was captivated By a woman in sealskin When she was bathing in the morning light He asked her "Would you be my wife?" She said the ocean is where I belong With me you cannot come along She swam away and kindly waved "So long, so long" And he said... Selkie, please come along with me Selkie, please come along with me Onshore is where he waited for he was captivated By a woman in sealskin Months turned into years, oh, his longing felt severe Until the day she came to land And shed her skin lying in the sand He stole what he believed He earned and took her by the hand And he said Selkie, now you belong to me Selkie, now you belong to me She took his hand and walked along Away from where she used to belong But left her heart there in the sea Months turned into years, oh, her longing felt severe Until the day she found her pelt and left without a farewell She shifted back and swam away And disappeared into the ocean's sway And he cried Selkie, where are thee? Selkie, where are thee? Upon a cliff, he waited for he was captivated By a woman in sealskin Months turned into years, oh his longing felt severe Waiting to steal back her pelt, why she left, he could not tell He'd lost the one he never had And threw himself off the cliff and fell And he screamed Selkie, I'll join you in the sea Selkie, I'll join you in the se-e-ea, se-e-ea, sea