The Proposal / The Night Was Alive

I'll be coming back to you, Darlene.
Back to your dark eyes and hair.
Marry me when I return, Darlene.
And until that day, my love, take care.
Be thee well.
May the lord who watches all watch over thee.
May god's heaven be your blanket as you softly sleep.
Marry me
When you're fin'ly in my arms you'll plainly see
This devoted sailors heartand soul'
Are yours to keep!

Yours to keep...
Every day from G.M.O.M
" Good morning, old man"
To G.N.O.M
" Good night, old man"
My telegraph sends its messages to ships at sea.
Sending out its
Dit dit dah dit dah dit
Dit dit dah dit dah dit
Dit dit dah dit dah dit...
I was young and shy, detached and sad
Spend my days indoors, a home- bound lad.
Hardly spoke, few friends,
I kept myselfe to myselfe
Quite alone.
Then I found Marconi's telegraph.
It could span the planet's width by half
Fifty jards, two thousand miles
The same!
Touch the spark... sound the tone
And the night was alive
With a thousand voices
Fighting to be heard
And each and every one of them
Connected to me...
And my life came alive
With a thousand voices
Tapping out each word
Like a thousand people
Joined with a single heartbeat
Tapping out its dit dit dah dit dah dit
Dit dit dah dit dah dit
Dit dit dah dit dah dit
Everywhere...

Marry me
It's alive with a thousand
May the lord who
Voices
Watches all
Watch over thee
And every one of them
Connected to me
Marry me
So alive with a thousand
Voices
May God's Heaven be
Your blanket
As you sleep
This people
Joined with a single
Heartbeat
Tapping out our dit dit dah dit dah dit
Marry me...
Dit dit dah dit dah dit
Marry me...
Dit dit dah dit dah dit
Signed " Fred"

Everywhere
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