Run down to the sea, O River, Haste thee down to the sea— To the foaming strife at the Bar Where the grey breakwaters are, And the buoys roll merrily In the dip and heave of the sea Coming over the Bar. Bear me with thee, O River— On the rush of thy flood to the sea— l am sick of this smooth, green land; I long for the breeze off the sand. Take me away with thee To the shifting face of the sea, And the low, wind-bitten strand. Bear me swiftly, O River, My heart is athirst for the sea,— To the dotted herring-floats And the brown, tar-fragrant boats, And the little wave-washed quay— I am sick of hedgerow and tree, And the hills in their stifling coats.
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