The Sea Captain

[Chorus] Oh green, it grows‚ the laurel And soft‚ it falls‚ the dew I am sorry my true lover Forever parted from you [Verse 1] Oh once, there lived a captain Who was born all out to sea And before that he was married He was sent far away Oh, but when‚ that he returned To her father, he did go "Is your daughter inside, sir? Can I see her once more?" [Chorus] Oh green‚ it grows, the laurel And soft, it falls, the dew I am sorry my true lover Forever parted from you [Verse 2] "Oh my daughter is not here, sir She left us here last night She has gone to some nunnery" Was the old man's reply He went on to this nunnery And he knocked all at the door Out comes the reverend mother And she [?] Saying "your true love is not here, sir She left us here last night She has gone to the asylum Where she’s fractured in mind" [Chorus] Oh green, it grows, the laurel And soft, it falls, the dew I am sorry my true lover Forever parted from you [Verse 3] He went on to the asylum Where he got a hard surprise And the answer that they gave him Was she died here last night "Oh let me in", said the captain "Let me in", the captain cried "Let me in, until I see her And I'll die by her side" [Chorus] Oh green, it grows, the laurel And soft, it falls, the dew I am sorry my true lover Forever parted from you [Verse 4] For he stood all at her left side And a sharpened sword he drew He stood to great attention And he pierced his heart through Oh sad it was the [?] And hard it was to [?] To see two loyal lovers Lying dead on the floor [Chorus] Oh green, it grows, the laurel And soft, it falls, the dew I am sorry my true lover Forever parted from you Oh green, it grows, the laurel And soft, it falls, the dew I am sorry my true lover Forever parted from you