I'se bin watchin' long fer de Good Ship,
  De Good Ship de Lo'd sent ter me;
An' it 'pears dat hit's had a long voyage
  Crossin' life's troublesome sea.

I'se sepected it 'long in de moh'nin',
  When nary a sail was in sight,
An' I'se looked fer it 'long about noonday,
  'N watched fer it way in de night.

Till I cast my eye ovah de boun'less
  Ole ocean, an' what did I see?
Off der in de hush ob de distance
  De Good Ship a-comin' to me.

So I laid my haid down on my pillow,
  Fo'gettin' life's worry an' sin;
An' when I awoke in de moh'nin',
  My Good Ship had done got in.