Ship Me Out

Ship me out on the water Ship me out on the sea Ship me out on the water But please don't bury me As I die now, don't cry for me, don't you cry for me My soul's setting sail on open waters, and there's lot left me to see And as you come down to lay my body by Leave your spades just where they be If you want to know just what I need, step back and then listen to me Ship me out on the water Ship me out on the sea Ship me out on the water But please don't bury me I've been a sailor, all my life, a sailor all my life And when the darkness comes to take me under, I'll be a sailor when I die There's no friend like a distant wind It calls me like a whispered song So when it's my time to leave this place, this is how you can send me along Ship me out on the water Ship me out on the sea Ship me out on the water But please don't bury me As I die now, don't cry for me, don't you cry for me My soul's setting sail on open waters, and there's lot left me to see And as you come down to lay my body by Leave your spades just where they be If you want to know just what I need, step back and then listen to me Ship me out on the water Ship me out on the sea Ship me out on the water But please don't bury me