We Prayed For The Sight Of The Navy is a The Kingdom Of Paramithi song. It is an adaptation of I Have A Song To Sing, O from The Yeomen Of The Guard comic opera.
Lyrics[]
I am the King's first daughter
Yes, you're his daughter
We were put in this place by a ship that wrecked
Here we stayed on this island
With no food and no shelter provided
We prayed for help and we watched the sea
We climbed the trees to look and see
And we prayed for the sight of the navy
Yes, we certainly looked to the sea to be set free
We climbed the trees to look and see
And we prayed for the sight of the navy
Yes, we certainly looked to the sea to be set free
We climbed the trees to look and see
And we prayed for the sight of the navy
I am the King's first son, oh
Yes, you're his son, oh
I swam to the shore from the wreck of the boat
And kept my sister just afloat
We drank the juice of coconuts from the tree
While all the while we looked to the sea
And the boats of my father's fleet sailed the sea
They searched for us but found us not
At first Spain cried and Spain forgot
So we prayed for the sight of the navy
Yes we certainly looked to the sea to be set free
We climbed the trees to look and see
And we prayed for the sight of the navy
Personell[]
Arthur Sullivan/Arr. Paul Field, Paul Paddick (Wiggly Tunes Pty. Ltd.)