A traditional folk song of a sailor's farewell, recorded by Dylan around 1970 and released on the 1973 Columbia album "Dylan".
The words
A man about to sail away mourns the woman he must leave behind on the shore.
The speaker is a seafaring man parted from the woman he loves, and the song dwells on his sorrow at going and his longing to return. It is a simple, lilting folk tune with a repeated chorus and a wistful tone throughout. There is little story beyond the parting itself, so the feeling rests on the melody. Dylan sings it with backing vocalists in a relaxed, unpolished arrangement typical of the outtakes Columbia gathered for this album.
A traditional song
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen
The words
A man about to sail away mourns the woman he must leave behind on the shore.
The speaker is a seafaring man parted from the woman he loves, and the song dwells on his sorrow at going and his longing to return. It is a simple, lilting folk tune with a repeated chorus and a wistful tone throughout. There is little story beyond the parting itself, so the feeling rests on the melody. Dylan sings it with backing vocalists in a relaxed, unpolished arrangement typical of the outtakes Columbia gathered for this album.
A traditional song
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1973
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