T'was down where fisher folk together
I wander'd far from the throng
I heard a fisher girl singing
And this refrain was her song
Red sails in the sunset
'Way out on the sea
Oh, carry my loved one
Home safely to me
He sailed at the dawning
All day I've been blue
Red sails in the sunset
I'm trusting in you
Swift wings you must borrow
Make straight for the shore
We marry tomorrow
And he goes sailing no more
Red sails in the sunset
'Way out on the sea
Oh, carry my loved one
Home safely to me
Red sails, the night wind is blowing
And clouds are hiding the moon
Above no bright stars are glowing
It means the storm's coming soon
