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"Slowly He Sank to the Bottom of the Sea" is a song in the film, Babes in Toyland. It was sung by Gonzorgo.

Lyrics[]

We don’t know how to tell you this, Miss Mary.
No, we don’t know how to tell you this at all.
We were 20 leagues at sea,
It was calm as it could be,
When out of the north,
There came a sudden squall.

He was standing at the wheel, he was, Miss Mary.
And across the deck, the mighty ocean roared.
Then the mizzen broke and fell,
And we heard the fellow yell,
As it bashed him down and swept him overboard.

Slowly, slowly, he sank into the sea,
Though we tried to save him, he sank into the sea.
We are bringing you his personal belongings,
And in his hat we found this soggy note.
Though the salty ocean spray somehow washed the words away,
I’ll see if I can't decipher what he wrote;

“Darling Mary”, he begins, or is that “dearest”?
Yes, that’s the term he uses, we agree.
Now, the boy goes on to tell how he hopes this finds you well.
It’s too bad he slowly sank into the sea.
Slowly, slowly, he sank into the sea,
with no life preserver, he sank into the sea.

“I am poor”, the letter reads, “and can't support you,
And it’s best I sail away and set you free.
Noble lady that you are,
You’d be better off by far if you were to marry wealthy Barnaby.”

We advise you to forget him now, Miss Mary.
Our condolences to you, we do extend,
But we’ll blame you not, my dear,
If you care to shed a tear for the way he met his most untimely end.
Slowly, slowly, he sank into the sea,
To the very bottom, he sank into the sea.

We don't know how to tell you this, Miss Mary
No, we don't know how to tell you this at all
We were 20 leagues at sea
It was calm as it could be
When out of the north, there came a sudden squall

He was standing at the wheel, he was, Miss Mary
And across the deck, the mighty ocean roared
Then the mizzen broke and fell
And we heard the fellow yell
As it bashed him down and swept him overboard

Slowly, slowly
He sank into the sea
Though we tried to save him
He sank into the sea

We are bringing you his personal belongings
And in his hat, we found this soggy note
Though the salty ocean spray
Somehow washed the words away
I'll see if I can't decipher what he wrote

"Darling Mary", he begins, or is that "Dearest"?
Yes, that's the term he uses. We agree.
Now, the boy goes on to tell
How he hopes this finds you well
It's too bad he slowly sank into the sea

Slowly, slowly
He sank into the sea
With no life preserver
He sank into the sea

"I am poor", the letter reads, "and can't support you
And it's best I sail away and set you free
Noble lady that you are
You'd be better off by far
If you were to marry wealthy Barnaby."

We advise you to forget him now, Miss Mary
Our condolences to you, we do extend
But we'll blame you not, my dear
If you care to shed a tear
For the way he met his most untimely end

Slowly, slowly
He sank into the sea
To the very bottom
He sank into the sea


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Babes in Toyland Logo
Media
Babes in ToylandSoundtrack
Characters
Tom PiperMary ContraryBarnabyGonzorgo and RoderigoMr. ToymakerGrumioMother GooseSylvester J. GooseBo PeepBoy BlueWillie Winkie
Locations
Mother Goose VillageBarnaby's HouseThe Forest of No ReturnToyland
Objects
Toy SoldiersShrinking FormulaPoof Gun
Songs
Mother Goose Village and LemonadeWe Won't Be Happy 'Till We Get ItMary, Mary Quite ContraryJust A Whisper AwaySlowly He Sank to the Bottom of the SeaCastle in SpainNever Mind, Bo-PeepI Can't Do The SumFlorettaThe Forest of No ReturnToylandWorkshop SongJust A ToyMarch of the ToysTom and Mary
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