Classic Poem

He's gone, I am now sad and lonely,
He's left me to cross the deep sea.
I know that he thinks of me only
And will soon be returning to me.
My eyes they are filled with devotion
For my husband he said he would be.
Blow gently the winds on the ocean
And send back my Johnny to me.

Each night as I lie on my pillow,
My bosom it heaves with a sigh.
I think of each angry billow
And I'm watching the clouds in the sky.
Some say that my love is returning
To his own native country and me,
So blow gently the winds on the ocean
And send back my Johnny to me.

He's gone for his fortune to better,
I know that he's gone for my sake.
I'll soon be receiving a letter
Or else my poor heart it will break.
Some say that my love is returning
To his own native country and me,
So blow gently the winds on the ocean
And send back my Johnny to me.