We was on a lifeboat in the middle of the sea We was on a lifeboat in the middle of the sea I began to wonder what would become of me The storm was risin', and the wind began to blow The storm was risin', and the wind began to blow The boat was sinkin' and we had no place to go The captain hollered "let the lifeboat down" The captain hollered "let the lifeboat down" "This boat is sinking and we will surely drown" I put my baby in a lifeboat and kissed her bye, bye, bye I put my baby in a lifeboat and kissed her bye, bye, bye I hate to leave her and I stood on the deck and I cried Early the next morning another boat it came along Early the next morning another boat it came along When I woke up I was in my baby's arms