I've never seen a ship so fine As that I sail today The sheets the colors of the dawn Lined up in grand parade And as I leave my mother's arms, and all that I have known The singing voices gently call me home So rig me up my sails of air And canvases of cloud And let me sail upon the sea In a winding sheet and shroud And here at last, I'm bound away I'll see you in a while For I must chase the morning, across the emerald isle And when we land upon the shore Where the grass is shining green The snow lies on the mountainsides The waters run between I'll see them there, from years gone by, and endless summer's day And by the waters we will gently wait So rig me up my sails of air And canvases of cloud And let me sail upon the sea In a winding sheet and shroud And here at last, I'm bound away I'll see you in a while For I must chase the morning, across the emerald isle And when your night time softly falls I'll sail to you once more And leave my touch upon your cheek And my footprints by the door And when you wake and see the rainbow, shining in the sky My voice will be upon the wind, and in the lion's cry So rig me up my sails of air And canvases of cloud And let me sail upon the sea In a winding sheet and shroud And here at last, I'm bound away I'll see you in a while For I must chase the morning, across the emerald isle