When from the galleys we're set free
And I'll never give you more
Than the time that we save
Magdelina I forgave
And I will feel everything

There are bridges burning here and we have to keep below
Lest the guns should overtake us and let out the final blow
A deserter I'll be hung, though every battle I have won
And I won't feel anything

Hey Magdelina, there is only now to lay aside
All the bad dreams of your past have been lost in the fire
Remember, soon I'll be back to bathe in your smile
And touch a long time indeed