The Longer The Waiting


Written by Pat McLaughlin and Roger Cook




Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss


It's better my darling, I promise you this

The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go


Will you wait for me darling, I need to know




Well, you know I'm a sailor and tomorrow we sail


It's a hard way of living but I know it well


And if I surrender my life to the sea

You can marry another it's alright with me





Though we won't be together again 'til the spring

Just imagine the treasures I'll bring





Come lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone

I will remember you all winter long


And when I return to the one that I miss


Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss





The sweeter the kiss





When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green

I'll come back from wherever I've been





Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss

It's better my darling, I promise you this


the next time I hold you, I'm not letting go


I will give up the ocean forever, I know

Forever I know





Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss

It's better my darling, I promise you this


the next time I hold you, I'm not letting go


I will give up the ocean forever, I know

Forever, I know