VOYAGE OF THE MOON
DONOVAN

The moon is like a boat my love, of lemon peel afloat my love, and with a sail
Of gauze my love , she seems to slightly pause, upon her silent way all on her
Starry way

I see her pearly decks my love set in with diamond specks my love, i see her
Pearly mast my love, far from her sea-shell past and gently does she sway
All on her starry way.

Of silk they have been spun my love, her ropes that limply run my love, down
To her carved prow, my love, down to her mermaid prow, and softly does she
Sway all on her starry way

All in the sea of sky my love, the moonships sail and fly my love, tho' many are
Their kind my love, tho' all need but one wind, to make their starry way, to
Make their starry way.

And there will come a time my love, o may it be in mine my love , when men will
Proudly rise my love and board to sail the skies, moonships from all the
Spheres, moonships from all the spheres

The men be bathed in light my love, the women clothed in white my love, all in
That wonderous fleet my love, as each the other meets, will smile and soflty
Sing, will smile and softly sing.

And on some distant sand my love, the ships will gently land my love, fair
Folk will meet them there my love, with flowing golden hair, and great will
Be their joy and great will be their joy.

The moon is like aboat my love of lemon peel afloat my love, and with a sail
Of gauze my love she seems to slightly pause ...