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
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