Nancy Reynard - Frank Christian
John was a sailor for the Coast Guard
He sailed into Portsmouth on the Nancy Reynard
He took a room at the Hollymead Inn
And an apple faced chambermaid Katheryn Quinn
Kate she was used to new blokes in this town
But this young man Johnny seemed like none around
So she gave him her heart with the wind as their guide
And wished to remain by his side
Snow fell that evening and bitter winds blew
The waves almost snowcapped churned white where once blue
But for young John and Katheryn Quinn
The storm and the evening did never begin
The snow joined the sea, the sea the sand
John spoke of his love, and asked for Kate's hand
But awaking at sunrise Kate was alone
Her Johnny had vanished, her lover had flown
So quick to the dockside ran Katheryn Quinn
A dressing gown covered her soft milk-white skin
Barefoot in the snow, her heart it was scarred
Half way out of the harbor the Nancy Reynard
The morn it was still, as those waves leaped towards shore
Kate thought of her bed bare and the night before
As sea spray to shore, so come her youg John
Then return to the ocean, for now he is gone
© 1983 by Frank Christian