Well I've roamed about this Earth
With just a suitcase in my hand
And I've met some bog-eyed Joes
I've met the blessed, I've met the damned
But of all the strange, strange creatures
In the air, at sea, on land
Oh, my girl, my girl, my precious girl
I love you, you understand!
So reel me in, my precious girl
Come on, take me home
'Cause my body's tired of travelling
And my heart don't wish to roam
I have wandered, I have rambled
I have crossed this crowded sphere
And I've seen a mass of problems
That I long to disappear
Now, all I have's this anguished heart
For you have vanished too
Oh, my girl, my girl, my precious girl
Just what is this man to do
So reel me in, my precious girl
Come on, take me home
'Cause my body's tired of travelling
And my heart don't wish to roam
Yeah, reel me in, my precious girl
Come on, take me home
'Cause my body's tired of travelling
And my heart don't wish to roam. No no.
Well, you took me in, you stole my heart
I cannot roam no more
Cause this love, it stays within you
It doesn't wash up on a shore
And a fighting man forgets each knock
Each knock, each bruise, each fall
But a fighting man cannot forget
Why his love don't roam no more
Oh, reel me in, my precious girl
Come on, take me home
'Cause my body's tired of travelling
And my heart don't wish to roam
Yeah, reel me in, my precious girl
Come on, take me home
'Cause my body's tired of travelling
And my heart don't wish to roam
Yeah, walk with me, my love, my love
Walk tall, walk proud, walk far
For you know, my love, you are, you are
You are my shining star
Walk with me, oh my love
Walk tall, walk proud, walk far
For you know, my love, you are, you are
You are my shining star, you are!
Reel me in, my precious girl
Come on, take me home
My body's tired of travelling
And my heart don't wish to roam.