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A classic poem about the longing for the sea and the freedom of the sailor's life. The phrase "a tall ship and a star to steer her by" is the poet's request for a simple and adventurous voyage.
A classic poem about the call of the sea and the longing for adventure. The poet asks for a tall ship and a star to steer her by, and describes the sights and sounds of the ocean.
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
The Full Text of “Sea Fever”. 1 I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, 2 And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; 3 And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, 4 And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
Sea Fever. by John Masefield. I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by; And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking, And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
