thirteen nights to shore that s what i bargained for six months gone a hired hand roll over the snow and ice every day is a roll of the dice dreamin of hot white sand lord if i d only known how cold and lonely the sea could be without company i d say so long to my ocean home so long to my dear sea i m going home wash my face in the salty water i ve got a date with the captain s daughter card game in the captain s shack bet my watch got it back and an old swingin picture on a nail her name was annebel i knew i would walk through hell to see that face when we dropped sail  lord if i d only known how cold and lonely the sea could be without company i d say so long to my ocean home so long to my dear sea i m going home wash my face in the salty water i ve got a date with the captain s daughter we heard the thunder clap as the night came on pitch black i tried to yell through the howlin wind the last thing i knew was the icy cold as that briny wave swallowed me whole lord if i d only known how cold and lonely the sea could be without company i d say so long to my ocean home so long to my dear sea i m going home wash my face in the salty water i ve got a date with the captain s daughter