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[Verse 1]
Well away my love away,
For we're sailing home today
On a boat called memory
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
Oh she's like some Persian queen,
With her opal robes serene
In the lamplight shimmering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
[Chorus 1]
On a blue jay morning
Feathering thorny memories
Hail home, hearts have been too long away
On a well-worn byway travelling
Magpie gathering
Farewell queen of waters
[Verse 2]
Well it's hard to roll in mirth,
When your feet don't touch the earth
And the wolf comes hungering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
Folly never foots the bill
And we all shall pay in full
For the love of melody
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
[Chorus 2]
On a blue jay morning
Feathering thorny memories
Hail home, hearts have been too long away
On a well-worn byway travelling
Magpie gathering
Farewell queen of waters
[Verse 3]
Well I should have sowed my corn,
But I danced until the dawn
Like an ant grasshoppering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
Oh there must be better ways
For to keep the debts at bay
And the whiskey trickling
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
[Chorus 3]
On a blue jay morning
Feathering thorny memories
Hail home, hearts have been too long away
On a well-worn byway travelling
Magpie gathering
Farewell queen of waters
[Verse 4]
So we'll bid our ship adieu
There's a mooring in the blue
Where the gulls are gathering
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
Oh she's like some Persian queen,
And her like shall ne'er be seen
Only in our reverie
Hail home, hearts that long for the land
[Chorus 4]
On a blue jay morning
Feathering thorny memories
Hail home, hearts have been too long away
On a well-worn byway travelling
Magpie gathering
Farewell queen of waters
[Chorus 5]
On a blue jay morning
Feathering thorny memories
Hail home, hearts have been too long away
On a well-worn byway travelling
Magpie gathering
Farewell queen of waters