[Intro]
N.C.
Was homeward bound, one night on the deep
N.C.
Swinging in my hammock, I fell asleep
[Verse]
Across the ocean we set sail
It was a rough and mighty sea
Our strength and courage beat the gale
Till our ship she landed free
[Verse]
I sail my vessel for the lord in Banbury
So not come to harm
It was my calling from the start, my destiny
In a sea of calm
[Chorus]
And I dream at night
Of those frozen wastes
Of that curtained sky
In it s shimmering state
Land of great white bears
Across that crystal ball
Like a snowflake s fall
I m already there
[Verse]
At Hudson Bay we made our camp
To heal our wounds and take on stores
With native Indians as our guides
We found the copper mine shore
[Verse]
We headed down to Canada
Our bow was breaking through the ice
And it got thicker when we stopped
Held in a frozen vice
[Verse]
I wonder how you are, across the mighty sea
Through the turquoise spray
And all the people that you meet, a lot like me
Is there much to say
[Chorus]
And I dream at night
Of those frozen wastes
Of that curtained sky
In it s shimmering state
Land of great white bears
Across that crystal ball
Like a snowflake s fall
I m already there
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
Franklin said we had to leave
And take our chance with dog and sled
I thought of you and hoped you d pray for me
We are brothers, come what may
[Verse]
So much goodwill out in the streets of this old town
As people ask your name
So many thoughts, my humble prayers go out to you
On that ice bound plain
[Chorus]
And I dream at night
Of those frozen wastes
Of that curtained sky
In it s shimmering state
Land of great white bears
Across that crystal ball
Like a snowflake s fall
I m already there
[Outro]
