He said take me to the sea That is where I want to be He said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me He was just an orphan child Grew up in the Cayman Isles He was just an orphan child that said He needed to rest awhile Now I'm swimming in sand Sinking in vaseline praying for land under my feet under my feet He sailed upon the ocean winds The maritime he called his friend He sailed upon the ocean winds until he needed the shore again