Madeline Please tell your sister Tell her I'll miss her But I have to go Madeline Tell her I love her But please don't tell her, what she shouldn't have to know How I fell in love with you How my heart was seldom to Just say I've gone and drowched the sea And Madeline, come fine me, oh Madeline You'll hear her heart break But please for her sake You must stay strong Madeline You'll hear her weakness But if you weaken Then have this song, how I fell in love with you How my heart was seldom to Then say I've gone across the sea Oh, Madeline Come find And a day will come When she must learn the truth And she'll write, how I stole away your youth Then she'll sail across the sea to find me, with you She'll ask why And I'll reply She reminded me of you She was just your age The very same stage So soft, so pure Madeline I was born, and I had a sickness You are my cure How I fell in love with you How my heart was seldom to When you've washed away her tears Come sail across the sea Sweet Madeline Here I'll be, oh