Long White Veil

[Verse 1]
Every night the dream's the same
Every time I speak her name
Black and shiny eyes appear
In a long white veil
If only I could touch her skin
If only I could lie within
If only I could see her face
'neath the long white veil
Long white veil!

[Chorus 1]
I married her, I carried her
On the very same day I buried her
In the cemetery plot by her mother
Though she nevеr gave a thought to her mother
But shе looked so pale
In that long white veil
Long white veil
Long white veil
Long white veil
Long white veil!

[Verse 2]
And how when she fell in with me
I stole her from the canneries
We'd pitch along the harborside
In our wind-filled sails

But now when all the lights go dim
Something starts its crawling in
All I can do is hush and wait
For that long white veil
Long white veil!

[Chorus 2]
I married her, I carried her
On the very same day I ferried her
'Cross the channel in the cold, dark water
And in the evening how a chill had caught her
And she looked so pale
In our lateen sails
Like a long white veil
Long white veil
Long white veil
Long white veil!