Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kissnIt's better my darling, I promise you thisnThe next time I hold you, I'm not letting gonWill you wait for me darling, I need to knownnWell, you know I'm a sailor and tomorrow we sailnIt's a hard way of living but I know it wellnAnd if I surrender my life to the seanYou can marry another it's alright with mennThough we won't be together again 'til the springnJust imagine the treasures I'll bringnnCome lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gonenI will remember you all winter longnAnd when I return to the one that I missnOh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kissnThe sweeter the kissnnWhen the mornings are warm and the valleys are greennI'll come back from wherever I've beennnOh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kissnIt's better my darling, I promise you thisnthe next time I hold you, I'm not letting gonI will give up the ocean forever, I knownForever I knownnOh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kissnIt's better my darling, I promise you thisnthe next time I hold you, I'm not letting gonI will give up the ocean forever, I knownForever, I know