Through a cloudy haze on the sun lit sea
We waved them away from the southern quay
17 hands but the one in charge
Was one fine man from the bayou sauvage

Mon cher, Simeon keep safe says I
I try not to show him the tear in my eye
I send my love I’ll wait for you
Farewell sweet boy from the wild bayou

Where does the ocean go?
Should I let it take me?
Any second they may wake me
Does anybody know?
Where does the ocean go?

I knew back then as I always know
That sailors pray as the trade winds blow
But the ship went down off the coast of Spain
I read the letter and felt his pain

Where does the ocean go?
Should I let it take me?
Any second they may wake me
Does anybody know?
Where does the ocean go?

Some days I walk on the harbor side
And I watch the sea and the rising tide
And I see him there like a sad mirage
My lost man in a monde sauvage

Where does the ocean go?
Should I let it take me?
Any second they may wake me
Does anybody know?
Where does the ocean go?

Does anybody know?
Where does the ocean go?