Homeward Bound!: A Ballad Composed for the Piano forte
George James Webb · Digital Commons @ Connecticut College (Connecticut College) · 1831
On! on! thou eagle pinin'd bark Haste on thy watery way!Thou'lt meet the tempest wild and dark,For many a weary day.For many a day, and many a night Thou'lt plough the billows deepOr o'er the crested waves in light Majestic beauty sweep.Or o'er the crested waves in light Majestic beauty sweep. [Verse Two]Onward! thou gallant ship nor fearThe raving tempest's wrathOut-brave it all, and boldly steerRight on the homeward path!I long to hear the Ocean's foamDash on my native strand;I long to breathe the gales that comeFrom my own Father's land! [Verse Three] I long oh! how I long to seeThe elm o'er shadow'd cot;Of all this clouded world to me,The only sunny spot.My home! how sweet the sound! my homeScene of my Eden hoursWhere love, and joy, and pleasure bloom!Life's bright perennial flowers.