many years so many years we´ve been sailing on the seas those ships distant lands went through storms and laid and laid so still graveyards dark stars some lonely princess far away distant islands silent harbours boys and girls and girls and boys they dance we will take a chance to send you into a trance to flatter all these ladies braver then the rest our companions trusting in great delights or wasted wasted time sometimes dark and sometimes light very cold but so warm inside many years so many years we´ve been sailing on the seas those ships distant lands went through storms and laid and laid so still we will take a chance to send you into a trance to flatter all these ladies braver then the rest