(Verse 1)
The sea is darker than the sky
I fear each wave as it rolls by
And the ocean roils with glee
Every time I sigh
In all my dreams I never knew
A much more melancholy view
I'm here, you're there, and between
All that sea of blue

(Chorus 1)
Sailing
I've got those weepy wailing
Atlantic blues
Nervous
I've got those Lord-preserve-us
Atlantic blues
Ill winds
Chill winds
Creep right under my skin
While I sleep
Troubles keep
Rolling in
Grieving
I've got those lover-leaving
Atlantic blues
Hating
Those ever-separating
Atlantic blues
Oh, that
Woe that
Sends my heart to my shoes
So that
I've got those Atlantic blues
(Verse 2)
The sea is swelling with my tears
The wind is sighing with my fears
All around me, nothing but
Sea and sky appears
The sky is like a hollow dome
Above a roaring sea of foam
Ocean, turn this ship around
Make it sail for home

(Chorus 2)
Sailing
I've got those weepy wailing
Atlantic blues
Nervous
I've got those Lord-preserve-us
Atlantic blues
Ill winds
Chill winds
Creep right under my skin
While I sleep
Troubles keep
Rolling in
Grieving
I've got those lover-leaving
Atlantic blues
Hating
Those ever-separating
Atlantic blues
Oh, that
Woe that
Sends my heart to my shoes
So that
I've got those Atlantic blues