-----{Selkie}-----

On shore is where he waited, for he was captivated
By a woman in sealskin...
When she was bathing in the morning light, he asked her "Would you be my wife?"
She said "The ocean is where I belong, with me you cannot come along"
She swam away and kindly waved, "So long, so long"
And he said

"Selkie...please, come along with me..."
"Selkie...please, come along with me..."

On shore is where he waited, for he was captivated
By a woman in sealskin...
Months turned into years, oh, his longing felt severe!
Until the day she came to land and shed her skin,
Lying in the sand...
He stole what he believed he earned, and took her by the hand
And he said

"Selkie, now you belong to me!"
"Selkie, now you belong to me!"

She took his hand and went to land, away from where she used to belong
But left her heard there in the sea...
Months turned into years, oh, her longing felt severe!
Until the day she found her pelt and left without a farewell!
She shifted back and swam away and disappeared into the ocean's sway
And he cried

"Selkie! Where are thee?"
"Selkie! Where are thee?"

Upon a cliff he waited, for he was captivated
By a woman in sealskin...
Months turned into year, oh, his longing felt severe!
Waiting to steal back her belt - why she left, he could not tell!
He'd lost the one he never had and threw himself
Off the cliff and fell...
And he screamed

"Selkie! I'll join you in the sea!"
"Selkie! I'll join you in the sea!"