Outer banks of North Carolina   Lies a sleepy harbor town   Generations of old sailors   Dropped their sails and settled down      Sam, he is a young seafarer   Grandson of a Schooner man   Catherine is a sail maker's daughter   Today he's gonna take her hand      Calm waters   Wish them well   His ship's come in   She's put the wind in his sails      Catherine is a canvas painter   Paints the sun and sand and sea   Lately she's been painting a portrait   Sammy is a dad to be      Calm waters   Wish them well   His ship's come in   She's put the wind in his sails      January brought the fever   Sam was right there by her side   Doctor told him, "Son I'm sorry   But Catherine needs your prayers tonight"      Morning light brought Sam a daughter   Fever took his better half   Sam gave Catherine to the water   As he held their baby to his chest      Calm waters   Wished him well   His ship came in   But she took the wind from his sails   His ship came in   But she took the wind from his sails