The Maxes: Music/Lyrics

GIVE MY LOVE TO NELL


Well, there she stood at the end of the pier
Watching the ship slowly disappear
I told her I'd be back in the wink of an eye
Now over 23 years gone by
I never said a proper "fare thee well"
So won't you please give my love to Nell

She was a child, only 17
When I joined the merchant marine
To see the world and become a man
Before I sailed we made a wedding plan
But history has a diff'rent tale to tell
So won't you please give my love to Nell
Yes, indeed, give my love to Nell

Oh Nell
How I loved you so
Dear Nell
I didn't want to go
Sweet Nell
There was a fire in my heart
The sea was calling me and that's what drove us apart

I been in jail, I been roughed up good
Struck on the head with a block of wood
But none of that never hurt me as much
As when I think of that young girl's touch
So if you see her tell her "Fare thee well"
So won't you please give my love to Nell
Yes, indeed, give my love to Nell