O! that I could ever live
Where the ocean waves do play,
And make delightful harmony,
Both night and day!
How they thrill upon the heart,
Murmurs of the restless wave,
When rolling waters gracefully
The fair beach lave!
In the stillness of the night,
How I love to hear the sound,
It seems to lull the daylight cares
To sleep profound!
When the storm is rising too,
When the startled waves run high,
Even then it seems to me
All melody!
So, ’twill please me well to live
Where the ocean waves do play,
And make delightful harmony,
Both night and day!