O’ER THE WAVES WE FLOAT.
Words by J. E. Carpenter. Music by Stephen Glover.
O’er the waves we float, we float,
Fairies two, in our fairy boat,
Fanned by the breezes, rocked by the tide,
In our nautilus barque we glide, we glide.
When the strong cordage snaps in the gale,
Safe o’er the surges we sail, we sail;
In the bright calm we rest on the deep,
And, lulled by the zephyrs, we sleep, we sleep.
Cast by the winds from shore to shore,
A moment you view us, and then no more.
The nautilus shell, by human eyes,
Is seen on the waters, that sink and rise,
Over the billows away and away;
Ours is the freedom that knows no decay.
Braving the tempest, and stemming the tide,
In safety forever, we glide, we glide.