You left,
my dear, you never came home
Mother waits and longs in silence, all alone
Far from your hometown,
small and frail Lost in the vast sea
You left your youth to sail
Dreaming
one day your parents would live in peace
You went to the promised land,
far from home and kin
A 20 so pure,
your heart still burns within
Never once in love,
never held a hand in spring
Come home,
my dear,
come back to your mother and father
Come back to our land,
rice and pickled greens together
Come home, my dear,
your parents still wait and cry
Longing for your news,
with tears falling from their eyes
Come home,
my dear,
to our country shire
Bathe in the Lammer River,
hear the ferry's gentle sigh
Come home,
my dear,
your parents still wait and cry
Longing for your news,
with tears falling from their eyes
Longing for your news,
with tears falling from their eyes
Come home,
my dear, come back to your mother and father
Come back to our land,
rice and pickled greens together
Come home,
my dear,
your parents still wait and cry
Longing for your news,
with tears falling from their eyes
Come home,
my dear,
to our
country shire
Bathe in the Lammer River,
hear the ferry's gentle sigh
Come home,
my dear,
your parents still wait and cry
Longing for your news,
with tears falling from their eyes
Longing for your news
with tears falling from their eyes