Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea- Artus Moser (NC) 1955 REC
[From: the recording "Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads" recorded in 1955 Kenneth Goldstein; Riverside RLP 12-617. Artus Moser surely got this from a traditional NC singer as the song had entered tradition.
R. Matteson 2017]
The Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea- sung by Artus Moser with simple guitar accompaniment, 1955.
1. It was on a Sunday evening
Just about the hour of three,
When my darling started for to leave me,
To sail upon the deep blue sea.
2. He promised to write me a letter,
He promised to write to me,
But I have not heard from my darling,
who is sailing on the deep blue sea.
3. "Oh, captain, can you tell me,
Can you tell me where he might be?"
"Oh no, my little darling,
He got drowned in the deep blue sea."