A widow at the wake 
 A line, she drew a line, she drew a line 
 In the winding sorrow 
 A priest no more the rake 
 Calling on a sign, on a sign 
 That ne'er was showing 

 Waltzing to the wheel, to the wind 
 I'm walking on a wave, on a wave, on a wave 
 Collar to the cold, to the old 
 Woo me to the grave, to the grave, to the grave 

 A widow felt the ache 
 That her man would come again 
 Come back again 
 For the sake of her life 
 A priest no more the rake 
 Brought the widow in, the widow in 
 From her sorrow 

 Waltzing to the wheel, to the wind 
 I'm walking on a wave, on a wave, on a wave 
 Collar to the cold, to the old 
 Woo me to the grave, to the grave, to the grave 

 Waltzing to the wheel, to the wind 
 I'm walking on a wave, on a wave, on a wave 
 Collar to the cold, to the old 
 Woo me to the grave, to the grave, to the grave