Lyrics

The Cold Green Sea

Lies and stones now weigh these folds , and will
carry my shame far below
the prying eyes and judging scorn
for a lady’s fall from grace
the cold green sea will
carry me away

I lay with my young beau on war’ s eve
a’ feared we’d ne’er be wed
his blood now feeds a field of rust
but his seed in me does bed
the cold green sea will
carry me away

my own father did dis-own me and
turn me from his house
for gentlewomen dare not love
‘fore a gentle soldier dies
the cold green sea will
carry me away

rise and shine you paper boys
here’s story ripe to read
a woman shamed a woman drowned
may it serve morality
the cold green sea will
carry me away

(story about a shamed victorian lady - who drowns herself wrapping stones in her clothes)

Words & Music © 2019 Simon Scardanelli / Music Scardanelli