Arabesque — Don't Wait for a Sailor lyrics

Lyrics

My seafaring man
He called me tonight
To say, «Please be waiting
Till I hold you tight»
His voice was not clear
But he said it might
Be due to long distance
He loved me alright
Whatever he’ll say
You’ll find all his phrases
In any old play
Oh, don’t wait for a sailor
On the ocean of life
Be gladly his lover
But never his wife
I think he is drinking
He calls from a bar
Tonight from an island
That’s named Zanzibar
He’s sailing in August
Comes home in July
May be Christmas evening
For one kiss goodnight
If he says one day
I’m coming home to stay
Don’t you worry
He’s going back tu the sea