"Lost Smyorga" by Nim White

Lost Smyorga

Here"s a song about lost Smyorga

That sank beneath the sea

Where we went to trade for coral and pearls,

And a girl took a shine to me:

It was my first long voyage

(I was just a deck-hand then),

And she was a tavern serving-girl

But still rather shy of men.

Well while my shipmates caroused and sang

And drank the tavern dry,

I sat quiet in a corner

And somehow I caught her eye.

So one thing led to another,

I suppose it's an old old tale,

And I spent all my time ashore with her,

 'Til it was time to sail.

I'd signed on for the voyage and back,

So I had to leave, you see,

But I said that I'd be back for her,

And she said she'd wait for me.

Now the wizards of Smyorga

Were powerful and bold,

But they upset the gods of the sea,

Or so the story's told:

So one dark night the sea rose up

And overwhelmed the town,

And the power and pride of Smyorga

Beneath the waves sank down.

So when I got back to Smyorga

There was nothing but rocks and sand

Where once was a mighty city

And fertile farming land.

But I still dream of Smyorga,

As Smyorga used to be,

And a girl I fell in love with,

Who said she'd wait for me