Bluegirls come in every size
  Some are wise and some otherwise,
  They got pretty blue eyes.
  For an hour a man may change
  For an hour her face looks strange -
  Looks strange, looks strange.
    Marching to the promised land
  Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand,
  Pulls you down on your knees,
  While you're down a pool appears.
  The face in the water looks up,
  And she shakes her head as if to say
  That it's the last time you'll look like today.
    Sail away, away
  Ripples never come back.
  Gone to the other side.
  Sail away, away.
    The face that launched a thousand ships
  Is sinking fast, that happens you know,
  The water gets below.
  Seems not very long ago
  Lovelier she was than any that I know.
    Angels never know it's time
  To close the book and gracefully decline,
  The song has found a tale.
  My, what a jealous pool is she.
  The face in the water looks up
  She shakes her head as if to say
  That the bluegirls have all gone away.
    Sail away, away
  Ripples never come back.
  They've gone to the other side.
  Look into the pool,
  Ripples never come back,
  Dive to the bottom and go to the top
  To see where they have gone
  Oh, they've gone to the other side...
    Sail away, away
  Ripples never come back.
  Gone to the other side.
  Look into the pool,
  The ripples never come back, come back,
  Dive to the bottom and go to the top
  To see where they have gone
  They've gone to the other side
  Ripples never come back
  Sail away, away...