Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

 They bought a round for the sailor

 and they heard his tale

 of a world that was so far away

 and a song that we'd never heard

 a song of a little bird

 that fell in love with a whale

Verse

 He said, 'You cannot live in the ocean

 and she said to him

 you never can live in the sky

 but the ocean is filled with tears

 and the sea turns into a mirror

 there's a whale in the moon when it's clear

 and a bird on the tide

Chorus

 Please don't cry

 let me dry your eyes

Verse

 so tell me that you will wait for me

 hold me in your arms

 I promise we never will part

 I'll never sail back to the time

 but I'll always pretend you're mine

 though I know that we both must part

 you can live in my heart

Chorus

 Please don't cry

 let me dry your eyes

Verse

 and tell me that you will wait for me

 hold me in your arms

 I promise we never will part

 I'll never sail back to the time

 but I'll always pretend that you're mine

 I know that we both must part

 you can live in my heart