Peter On The White Sea Lyrics - Al Stewart

When I took my boat out to the White Sea 

I had no care in the world 

Not a cloud disturbed the sky 

I was dreaming only of how it might be 

Then dark fell into the day 

And the wind began to rise 

Peter on the White Sea 

Green mountains of waves 

Blew all around 

Peter on the White Sea 

The howl of the wind, that lonesome sound 

Sailors made their peace then with the Almighty 

Still I kept hope in my heart 

Through the salt and stormy night 

Every hour the wind struck ever harder 

We held on tight in the dark 

As our bow rose and fell 

Till we came with daylight into the harbor 

Hard by the monastery walls 

To the ringing of a bell 

Peter on the White Sea 

A day to recall when days are done 

Peter on the White Sea 

The first of a thousand ships to come 

When I took my boat out on the White Sea 

I heard my name in the wind 

In the bright and empty sky 

When I took my boat out to the White Sea