My Mother Told Me

My mother told me Someday I would buy Galleys with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer Steady course to the haven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would buy Galleys with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer Steady course to the heaven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would buy (I would buy) Galleys with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer (I steer) Steady course to the heaven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would buy (I would buy) Galleys with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer (I steer) Steady course to the heaven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men