Ripples never come back
Looks strange, looks strange
To see where they have gone
That it's the last time you'll look like today
That the blue girls have all gone away
Dive to the bottom and go to the top
Sail away, away
Sail away, away
She shakes her head as if to say
While you're down a pool appears
Dive to the bottom and go to the top
The face in the water looks up
Ripples never come back
Ripples never come back
Gone to the other side
Sail away, away
Where the honey flows
For an hour a man may change
Sail away, away
Sail away, away
They've gone to the other side
The face that launched a thousand ships
Ripples never come back
The song has found a tale
Look into the pool, the ripples never come back, come back
They got pretty blue eyes
Sail away, away
For an hour her face looks strange
My, what a jealous pool is she
And gracefully decline
Is sinking fast, that happens you know
To close the book
Marching to the promised land
Lovelier she was than any that I know
Look into the pool, ripples never come back
They've gone to the other side
Pulls you down on your knees
They've gone to the other side
Gone to the other side
And she shakes her head as if to say
Angels never know it's time
To see where they have gone
The water gets below, seems not very long ago
And takes you by the hand
The face in the water looks up
