= . (The 'barque' referred to in the song is a type of sailing boat). Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me They told me last night there were ships in the offing And I hurried down to the deep rolling sea But my eye could not see it wherever might be it The barque that is bearing my lover to me Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow the wind south that my lover may come Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home I stood by the lighthouse the last time we parted Till darkness came down o'er the deep rolling sea And no longer I saw the bright barque of my lover Blow bonnie breeze and bring him to me Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me Is it not sweet to hear breezes blowing As lightly they come o'er the deep rolling sea But sweeter and dearer by far when 'tis bearing The barque of my true love in safety to me Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow the wind south that my lover may come Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow bonnie breeze and bring him safe home My sweetheart had fared through the winter quite unfriendly His ship came along in the early spring tide Now my heartache is ended all rifts are now ended My lover will soon be right here by my side Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me The ships there were many a blowing and bowing And bending right o'er in the salty sea foam 'Til my eye did behold it as many had told it The great bonnie ship of my lover come home Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow the wind south o'er the bonnie blue sea Blow the wind southerly southerly southerly Blow bonnie breeze my lover to me
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