by the
©1997
©1997

In the year of thir tynine
as sem bled here the vo lun teers.
In the days when the lands were few.

Here the ship sailed out
in to the blue and sun ny morn.
The swee test sight e ver seen.

And the night fol lowed day,
and the sto ry tel lers say
that the score brave souls in side

Mmmmm for ma ny a lone ly day
sailed a cross the mil ky seas.
Ne'er looked back, nev er feared, nev er cried.

Don't you hear my call?
Though you're ma ny years a way.
Don't you hear me call ing you?

Write your let ters in the sand
for the day I take your hand
In the land that our grand chil dren knew.

In the year of thir ty nine
came a ship in from the blue.
The vol un teers came home that day.

And they bring good news
of a world so new ly born.
Though their hearts so hea vi ly weigh.

For the earth is old and grey,
litt le dar lin', we'll a way.
But my love, this can not be.

Oh, so ma ny years have gone.
Now I'm ol der but a year,
your mo thers eyes in your eyes cry to me.

Don't you hear my call?
Though you're ma ny years a way.
Don't you hear me call ing you?

Write your let ters in the sand
for the day I take your hand
In the land that our grand chil dren knew.

Don't you hear my call?
Though you're ma ny years a way.
Don't you hear me call ing you?

All your let ters in the sand
can not heal me like your hand
for my life,

still a head
pi ty me

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