The seagulls of summer have flown The sailors have wintered their boats Come sit by the fire And tell me your secret Love isn't kept easily (Chorus) And is she beautiful She must be pretty or worth To ride the high seas She must be beautiful White linen sails That have captured your vagrant breeze Singing a siren's song Luring you far from the harbor and into the gales She must be beautiful So beautiful To have stolen the wind from my sail Casting your dreams out of sea Will you remember me As years go by Washed away with the tide It was I who set you free