Sail Me Homeward

Sail me homeward To my country To my lovers That never loved me Sail me homeboys To my family Bury me Out on the prairie Don't sink me downward After I rest It's cold and lonesome Down in the depths Don't sink me down boys After I sleep It's black and dark there Beneath the sea Sail me homeward To my father For to see his boy Has gotten taller Sail me home boys To my mother Wrapped in my coat Of many colors Don't sink me downward With the other crew For some have crossed me I've killed a few Don't sink me down boys With the dead The few I've killed May want revenge Sail me homeward And ease my soul Put on my coffin A blood red rose