Mathias's Song

Pretty much a direct take from Judy Collins, Someday Soon [1]

{Guitar Intro}

There’s a sailor that I knew
Mathias was his name
We rode the waves upon the Southern O-cean
Our ship’s most able seaman
My mentor, then my flame
Someday soon, I’ll sail with him, someday soon

Our Captain gave us warning
There’s no romance on board
But could true love be stopped
by our comman-der?
He caught us in the cargo hold
It cost us both the lash
Someday soon, sailing with him, someday soon

Oh, when we got to port we’d hide
And find our ways to play
We learned to hide our love at sea
And wait for better days

So blow you cru-el trade winds
Blow my love back to me
When I wake up at night,
salt tears I’m cry-ing
He loved me true with all his heart
He took that blade for me
Someday soon, sailing with him, someday soon

Oh, swam I did, and hoped I’d drown
Into the deep blue sea
The triton hunting party found me
To land, they returned me

Now blow you astral trade winds
Blow my love back to me
When I wake up at night,
salt tears I’m cry-ing
He loved me true with all his heart
He took that blade for me
Someday soon, sailing with him, someday soon
{slow tempo down)
Someday soon, I’ll sail with him, some day soon

Credit: Dilligas Husty, AKA KorvinStarmast and used by permission