Ainster Harbour

Saw her walking by the harbour
Where the fishing boats are tied
Sunlight shining on the water
Summer dancing in her eyes

Young men standing on the seashore
Watch the water's ebb and flow
Old men standing on the quayside
Telling tales of long ago

Sailed my ship on lakes of summer
Sailed her through the winter's blast
Ainster Harbour holds me safely
Come to rest at last

All the colours of the world are fading
As the sun sinks from the sky
Old men standing on the quayside
Turn their heads as she goes by

Even now I'm dreaming softly
Singing gently through the night
Dawn will break on many harbours
Gilded by the morning light

Sailed my ship on lakes of summer
Sailed her through the winter's blast
Ainster Harbour holds me safely
Come to rest at last

I have travelled far and lonely
Beat against the raging seas
Anchored out beyond the islands
Sailed with every rising breeze

There between the scattered rock pools
By the water's rising foam
Watch her footsteps guide me landwards
Watch her footsteps guide me home

Sailed my ship on lakes of summer
Sailed her through the winter's blast
Ainster Harbour holds me safely
Come to rest at last
Come to rest at last