Gonna write me a letter Gonna send it on the foam Gonna send it to my baby Gonna beg him to come home He’s gone he’s gone He wanted me for to marry My papa he said no Said that he didn’t like him Told him that he would have to go He’s gone he’s gone I led him down to the water Watched him sail away Left me there broken-hearted Broken-hearted and all alone He’s gone he’s gone Gonna write me a letter Gonna send it on the foam Gonna send it to my baby Gonna beg him to come home He’s gone he’s gone