Written by Dolores Nance/Jody Reynolds
Intro: F #1. F The night was black, rain fallin' down..looked for C F my baby, she's nowhere around. F Traced her footsteps down to the shore, 'fraid she's C F gone forever more.#2. F Why did we quarrel, why did we fight..why did I leave C F her alone tonight? F That's why her footsteps ran into the sea, that's why C F my baby has gone from me.Bb F Bb F I looked at the sea and it seemed to say, I took your C F baby, from you, away. Bb F Bb F I heard a voice cryin' in the deep..come join me, baby, C F in my endless sleep.#3. F Ran in the water, heart full of fear, there in the C F breakers I saw her near. F Reached for my darlin', held her to me, stole her C F from the angry sea.Bb F Bb F I looked at the sea and it seemed to say, I took your C F baby, from you, away. Bb F Bb F I heard a voice cryin' in the deep..come join me, baby, C F in my endless sleep.OUTRO: C F C F Endless sleep..endless sleep..(Fade.) A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.Bb F Bb F I looked at the sea and it seemed to say, you took your C F baby, from me, away. Bb My heart cried out, she's mine to keep!! F C F I saved my baby from an endless sleep.