[Chorus]
Oh, the waves on the sea how they roll
And those chilly winds how they do blow
My own true love that drowned in the deep
And the ship never got to the shore
Oh, the waves on the sea how they roll
And those chilly winds how they do blow
My own true love that drowned in the deep
And the ship never got to the shore

[Verse 1]
Well, the first on the deck was the captain of the ship
And a rough-lookin' sailor was he
He said, "I care no more for my wife and my child
Than I do for the fish in the sea"

[Chorus]
Oh, the waves on the sea how they roll
And those chilly winds how they do blow
My own true love that drowned in the deep
And the ship never got to the shore

[Verse 2]
Well, the second on board was a true man of God
Yes, a right reverend deacon was he
Said, "I'll forsake all the faith that I got in my soul
To be saved from that ragin' sea"
[Chorus]
Oh, the waves on the sea how they roll
And those chilly winds how they do blow
My own true love that drowned in the deep
And the ship never got to the shore

[Verse 3]
Well, the third on deck was my own true love
And a fine-lookin' woman was she
And I heard her cry as the waves swept her by
"Please save my baby and me"

[Chorus]
Oh, the waves on the sea how they roll
And those chilly winds how they do blow
My own true love that downed in the deep
And the ship never got to the shore

[Outro]
My own true love that drowned in the deep
And the ship never got to the shore