I used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seas But now I'm just an island Since they took my boat away from me Oh no ♪ I don't like being stationary, no, no, no, no I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rock behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free ♪ He wrote his epitaph He wrote his eulogy It said, "I think that I can die now For my true love won't come for me" Oh no ♪ I don't like being stationary, no, no, no, no I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rock behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free ♪ I used to be a sailor Who sailed across the seas But now I'm just an island Since they took my boat away from me Oh no ♪ I don't like being stationary, no, no, no, no I like the rocky wavy motions of the sea I sit and rock behind these padded walls Hoping one day they'll fall And set me free Set me free, set me free, set me free Set me free, set me free, set me free Set me free, set me free, set me free