When the sun slowly sinks to its rest,

voiceCol. by Mary Jo Davis For M. C. Parler Reel 189 Item 6 Sung by T. M, Davis Fayetteville, Arkansas May 29, 1954 A Sailor's Farewell A sweet young maid was strolling on the sandy shore one day, She was freaming of a sailor boy in blue, The message that he gave to her before he sailed away, Come take these words, sweetheart, I love but you. This letter will explian to you a thing I dare not tell, He murmured e'er he joined his gallant crew, And if it finds an answer in your heart, dear little Nell, Just wait for me beside the ocean blue. Refrain: When the sun slowly sinks to its rest, Then her gaze wanders off to the west, For she's dreaming each day, of a lad far away, Whose love she ne'er forgets, And she sighs as she waits patiently, For she wonders where he can be, There's a sob and a tear for each long weary year, As she waits by the deep blue sea.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation