It’s been a long way home
And I’m afraid the fire’s gone
I just wanna be alone
It’s been a long way home

I’ll write a sad, a very sad song
I’ll write it neat, it won’t be long
And I will try to make it true
As I have been to you

Oh mother, mother, make my bed
I wanna sleep for a while
Outside the winds are blowing high
Will you stay by my side?

I’ve been away, I lived aside
On an ocean both far and wide
I know it was all a lie
It’s best to lie sometimes

Do you remember, were you around
Did you hear that awful sound
Oh no, you were nowhere to be found
When my great ship went down

Oh mother, mother, make my bed
I wanna sleep for a while
Outside the winds are blowing high
Will you stay by my side?