Well I bent the knee at 23 And asked for your sweet hand We build a home of solid stone Where wave collides with land, You were a creature of the sea And I a thing of shore, We nested where the two met there We'd stay forever more Hail, hail, the love of my life Hail hail, the love of my life The spring was full of envy It would pound against our door The foamy sea knew jealousy Like never seen before No sooner had it crashed upon us Then it had crept away The spray and foam had called you home But said that I must stay Hail, hail, the love of my life Hail, hail, the love of my life The sea couldn't stand it The tide couldn't take it The waves soon grew weary without you The sea couldn't stand it The tide couldn't take it They took you, away I remember when you first caught my eye And the vows we carved in stone I remember you with each crashing wave Now you've left me alone I loved you from the day we met But our love will not grow old, 'Til that cursed sea, oh glory be, Turned both of our bloods cold Hail, hail, the love of my life Hail, hail, the love of my life Hail, hail, the love of my life Hail hail, the love of my life