May I Pass Fair Lady

May I pass fair lady, who holdeth the key May I pass fair lady, who guardeth the sea Let me stand on your shoulders 'til I find this I've lost For the toll I will pay, no matter the cost A man and his family had set out to sea Bound for a land that promised liberty From out of the west the storm clouds arose Then over the side his poor family goes May I pass fair lady, who holdeth the key May I pass fair lady, who guardeth the sea Let me stand on your shoulders 'til I find this I've lost For the toll I will pay, no matter the cost Now the man couldn't swim, he knew he would drown He jumped to his death as they watched him go down They threw him a line through the dark angry wind But his wife and two children grabbed onto the end May I pass fair lady, who holdeth the key May I pass fair lady, who guardeth the sea Let me stand on your shoulders 'til I find this I've lost For the toll I will pay, no matter the cost Now one life was lost from the promise he made But the man kept his word for the toll was paid Though a high price to pay to let them go free But he bought and paid for their Liberty May I pass fair lady, who holdeth the key May I pass fair lady, who guardeth the sea Let me stand on your shoulders 'til I find this I've lost For the toll I will pay, no matter the cost