As i placed my foot upon the train br i looked back an saw my mothers pain br i can't go back I've come this far br i'm a sailor now! a jolly jack tar! br br no mother now to hold my hand br no longer under dads command br I'm free to wander over this earth br and in that ship i'll find my berth! br br don't look back, the future's free br its in this ship an with the sea br new, and exiting things to do br my family now, i'm part of the crew br br it was in my blood to sail the seas br like a duck to water, i did it with ease br i love the life, the foreign places br nights at sea, and differant races br br should i have taken another road br i might be back in my mums abode br thank you mum for all you've done br you made a man out of your sonbr br Bob Gibsonbr br