I hope you enjoy this slightly Olde Worlde piece. (-:
Music/arrangement/instruments: Billy Playle
Lyrics: Donna Devine
IF I WERE A SAILOR
(v1)
If I were a sailor
I would brave the briny seas for you
If I were a tailor
I would sew a silken gown for you
If I were a jailer
I would pass the prison key to you
Chorus
[But] I am just a poor man
Standing in the dust
Outside your door
Courting you with daisies
Hoping you’ll be mine
Forevermore
(v2)
I am not a sailor
But I’ll carry water home for you
I am not a tailor
But I’ll praise the faded gown on you
I am not a jailer
And I’ll never put a lock on you
Chorus
[No] I am just a poor man
Standing in the dust
Outside your door
Courting you with daisies
Hoping you’ll be mine
Forevermore
Instrumental solo
(v3) (with key/chord/melody change)
Let me be your sailor
[And] at night we’ll roam the seven seas
Let me be your tailor
[And] in dreams you’ll don such finery
[But] I’ll never be your jailer
So you will never need a key from me
Chorus
[For] I am just a poor man
Standing in the dust
Outside your door
Courting you with daisies
Hoping you’ll be mine
Forevermore
Courting you with daisies
Hoping you’ll be mine
Forevermore
© 2011 Donna Devine