I love to sweep o’er the foaming deep,

When the tempest-king is out.

Some love to list while ladies sing,

Amid the festive crowd—

I love the music of the wind,

As it whistles through the shroud.

Some love to urge the courser’s speed,

Swift as the wind to flee—

Hurrah! for a ride o’er the rushing tide!

A race with the angry sea!