Goodbye, little Robin-Marie   Don't try followin' me   Don't cry, little Robin-Marie   'Cause you know, I'm coming home soon      My ships' leaving on a three year tour   The next tide will take us from shore   Wind laced, gather in sail and spray   On a search for the mighty sperm whale      Fly your willow branches, wrap your body round my soul   Lay down your reeds and drums on my soft sheets   There are years behind us reaching   To the place where hearts are beating   And I know, you're the last true love I'll ever meet   And I know, you're the last true love I'll ever meet      Star buck is sharpening his harpoon   The black man is playing his tune   An old salt is sleepin' his watch away   He'll be drunk again before noon      Three years sailing on bended knee   We found no whales in the sea   Don't cry, little Robin-Marie   'Cause we'll be in sight of land soon      Fly your willow branches, wrap your body round my soul   Lay down your reeds and drums on my soft sheets   There are years behind us reaching   To the place where hearts are beating   And I know, you're the last true love I'll ever meet   And I know, you're the last true love I'll ever meet