The house was cold And the floors were bare As the maid walked in Not a soul was there And there boat was gone Not a trace was left Of the lovers who had fled For a life they couldn't have And they sailed away On a boat of ebony Off to find a land They could call free And they sailed into the sun On that boat of ebony Off to find a land They could call free I found a place for them to run to And when they find it I'll be here just waiting I'll be here waiting The sun will set many times Before that happy day But if we fight Just maybe we can touch it And see it And feel it I wanna see it Oh they sailed away On that boat of ebony For her skin was colored white And his was ebony