PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
094 - Red Sails In The Sunset
Verse 1
^ Red sails-in-the sun-set,
^ ‘way out-on-the sea.
^ Oh! car-ry-my loved one
^ home safe-ly-to me.
Verse 2
^ He sailed-at-the dawn-ing
^ all day-I’ve-been blue;
^ red sails-in-the sun-set
^ I’m trust-ing-in you.
Bridge
Swift wings-you-must bor-row:
^ make straight-for-the shore.
We mar-ry-to-mor-row,
^ and he goes sail-ing no more.
Verse 3
^ Red sails-in-the sun-set,
^ ‘way out-on-the sea.
^ Oh! car-ry-my loved one
^ home safe-ly-to me.
[8 x Bar Instrumental]
Verse 2 repeat
^ He sailed-at-the dawn-ing
^ all day-I’ve-been blue;
^ red sails-in-the sun-set
^ I’m trust-ing-in you.
Bridge repeat
Swift wings-you-must bor-row:
^ make straight-for-the shore.
We mar-ry-to-mor-row,
^ and he goes sail-ing no more.
Verse 3 repeat
^ Red sails-in-the sun-set,
^ ‘way out-on-the sea.
^ Oh! car-ry-my loved one
^ home safe-ly-to me.
[Tag]
^ Oh! car-ry-my loved one
^ home safe-ly-to me.
Published in 1935, written by Hugh Williams (pseudonym for Will Grosz) lyrics by prolific songwriter Jimmy Kennedy