Paloma

O Paloma, my darling, dear Paloma I've got the world to show ye So Paloma you'd make me believe That the sun sets in the east So the captain fell in love with a lady like a dove He said of all the worldly seas of blue I've never found a woman quite like you With your waves of flowing hair and your sense of justice fair My love anywhere you wish to go I'll take you there Stay on my shore, stay on my shore Dear captain you can stay forevermore For this land, it is my home It's the only one I've ever known I was born here, now I'm fully grown But I don't think I'd like to face this world alone O my lady, O my love O my woman like a dove I've sailed from sea to shore And now I do implore We can't stay for longer more For I've seen rivers growing wide From falling ice and rising tide Choose whatever but with you I will reside Dear Captain, how can you see That this land is steeped in storied memory? But if it must be I will rise I'll rise side along the sea