A voice was heard in the market one day Two lads who gaze out to the sea Come take the king's shilling and follow your dreams I'll make you a sailor like me The first one to speak was the carpenter's lad Tim Barlow was his darlin' name He said, "I'll come with you and follow the flag" Young Daniel cried, "I'll do the same" The ship left the harbor the very same day Young Daniel gazed back at the shore His mother was crying and waving goodbye She knew she'd see Daniel no more For sailors will sleep in the deep, so they say And dream of the land and their love There's no turnin' back once the salt's in their veins Their spirits fly free like a dove ♪ They met with the fleet and the ships of the line And straight way set sail for the west The weather turned dark and the north wind did blow Young Daniel was put to the test He was climbin' the riggin' while the wind howled around And the ship, like a toy it was tossed He fell from the main mast and never was found To the sea, a young soul had been lost ♪ Then Tim lost his sight in the battle that raged With a tin cup he sits by the door He hears a voice call in the market some days Come lads, we're away to the war For sailors will sleep in the deep, so they say And dream of the land and their love There's no turnin' back once the salt's in their veins Their spirits fly free like a dove