Where the tide keeps time —a harbour bell
Salt and lantern all is well
River reaches for the sea
Boats come home on evening breeze
Sails fold down like resting wings
Tea is poured and kettle sings
Swallows find the old eaves high
Amber spreads across the sky
Tides go out and tides return
Every lesson gently learned
Where the tide keeps time the waters sing
Call and answer soft and low
Every wave an answering string
Where the tide keeps time the lanterns glow
Where the tide keeps time the heart can grow
Lanterns dot the darkening bay
Nets are mended day by day
Drummers strike the fading light
Sleeves fly up and waves take flight
Songs of parting turn to cheer
Full moon rises harbour clear
Tides go out and tides return
Every lesson gently learned
Where the tide keeps time the waters sing
Call and answer soft and low
Every wave an answering string
Where the tide keeps time the lanterns glow
Where the tide keeps time the heart can grow
Rise and fall and rise once more
Every ebb tide leaves a shore
Ships return and songs renew
Salt and sunlight see it through
Call across the water wide
Every voice a rising tide
Where the tide keeps time the waters sing
Call and answer soft and low
Every wave an answering string
Where the tide keeps time the lanterns glow
Where the tide keeps time the heart can grow
Where the tide keeps time —the harbour shines and songs still flow
Fiddle fades along the shore
Tide keeps time forevermore
