Kelpie's Tale

I sincerely wish I would write in an accurate irish accent, but this is the best I can do.

Climbing about in th' rigging high
O'er the crest o' th' rolling sea
We sailed on th' edge o' th' world when
We sailed, my friend and me
And whether above the rolling deeps
Or moored in th' island's lee
Or riding the edge o' th' hurricane
Braw and singing were we.
Through the storms that brooked no voyaging
Our bonny 'wee ship sailed free
Until the morn we saw th' coast
O' living emerald and rocky scree
And the eyes o' my friend were caught hard fast
By a lassie mon' lovely tae see
Her long golden hair and her sea-green eyes
Called my frien' awae frae me
By the rising sun we saw her clear
In the bay by the edge o' th' sea
An' I spoke out a warning which he heeded not
Tae speak tae the lassie must he
Yet, my friend could no' see, alas!
That the maid was an ocean kelpie
An' after that day, 'twas no hope for it
But he must wi' th' maid tae be.
Wi' braw strong words I urged my friend
Tae coom awae, tae flee
But none o' my words could tear his heart
Frae th' lass waiting silently
Sighing by day and tossing by night
He didna sing but mournfully
'Twas a full dozen days that I cared for my friend
An' kept him frae the edge o' th' sea
For 'tis known that th' kelpies, for all they are fair
Drown sailors, yea, mercilessly.
As the thirteenth day dawned, tae my sorrow I found
That my friend was gone frae' me!
Had gone to th' kelpie's sea-green eyes
Gone down in her company.
With heavy heart I th' anchor raised
Sad prepared tae sail tae sea
But as I left th' bay, I heard
A sound which could no' be
'Twas the song o' my friend lifted loud an' clear
Frae' the sparkling depths o' th' sea
And just for a moment I saw him near
Swimming there, with his blond kelpie.
And since that day I've sailed endless tracks
And hae' done so joyfully
For above and below we still sail and sing
Together, my friend an' me