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! I love the deep blue ocean,
 * With its bright and glistening spray,

Where the rolling tide's glad motion
 * Speeds the dancing foam away;

And the bold wind whistles gaily,
 * As it plays among the shrouds,

And the sea, one glorious mirror,
 * Reflects the passing clouds.
 * Oh! I never feel so happy,
 * So joyous or so free,
 * As I do upon the ocean,
 * So the deep blue waves for me!

And when the tempest gathers
 * Its mighty force around,

And dark clouds, charged with thunder,
 * Burst forth with deafening sound—

E'en then my buoyant spirits
 * Mount high amid its roar,

Nor would I change its dangers
 * For the pleasures of the shore.
 * Oh! I never feel so happy.
 * So joyous or so free.
 * As I do upon the ocean,
 * So the deep blue waves for me!