lives on a farm, in a wide open space Take off your shoes, stay out of the race Lay down your head, on a soft bed Sonny always remembers the words Mamma says
[CHORUS:] Sonny don't go away, I'm all alone Your Daddy's a sailor, never comes home Nights are so long, silence goes on I'm feeling so tired not all that strong
Sonny works on the land, though he's a man There's not much to do but he does what he can Sits by his window in his room by the stairs Watching the drifting soft on the pier
Many years rolled on, Sonny's old and alone His Daddy the sailor, never came home Sometimes he wonders what his life might been But from the grave Mamma still haunts his dreams
[CHORUS] Sonny don't go away, I'm here all alone Your Daddy's a never comes home Nights are so long, silence goes I'm feeling so tired and not all that strong