SIREN'S CALL

       Oh listen well ye sailors all
       Who set to sea upon the waves
       To hear the haunting siren's call
       Content to be her slave

       The measure of the ocean's charms
       Embrace the world end to end
       Eternal woman's open arms
       Ensnare the hearts of men

       To seek the dark and distant lands
       On earth forever cursed to roam
       As gypsies of the bitter wind
       Sail lost without a home

       A pointless tragedy is this
       The lonely misery of life
       To leave behind the tender kiss
       Of sweet and loving wife

       A man must give his soul to wed
       In blessed union with his mate
       To share the labor and the bed
       Their lesson born of fate

       There is no higher goal for man
       To calm his sea of selfish pride
       And leave his freedom of the land
       Surrendered to his bride

       Seek out the depths within your heart
       And lay those ocean dreams to sleep
       Take up the noble husbands art
       And life will be complete

			    B.E.