The Sea Captain - Sandy Denny

To cross the wide sea I deserted

From the shore I did fly

I thought it time that I traveled

So I took to the roads of the sky

It was late and the wind it did gently blow

Oh, the night it was calm

I saw the flower of the ocean

And the universe did me no harm, it said to fly on

The sea captain he loved the ocean

But his ship was on fire

His hands they did stretch out before him

For to take one of many desires, but there was no time

Across the wide sea he departed

From the ship he did fly

He thought it time that he traveled

And I saw him as he passed by, and I saw him as he passed by