When the sun sets over the long blue wave br I spring from my couch of rest, br And I hurtle and boom over leagues of foam br That toss in the weltering west, br I pipe a hymn to the headlands high, br My comrades forevermore, br And I chase the tricksy curls of foam br O'er the glimmering sandy shore. br br The moon is my friend on clear, white nights br When I ripple her silver way, br And whistle blithely about the rocks br Like an elfin thing at play; br But anon I ravin with cloud and mist br And wail 'neath a curdled sky, br When the reef snarls yon like a questing beast, br And the frightened ships go by.