Maiden Voyage (Hancock)

'Maiden Voyage' is a 1965 jazz composition by Herbie Hancock.

Lyrics were later added by his sister Jean HANCOCK:

See the sky, let's explore it's hue.
Tide is high, time for your debut.
Like a ship, you must leave this bay.
On this trip, you'll learn love today.

The time has come to take a dare.
Maiden voyage, a first affair.
Set your sails to cast away.
Chart your course of love today.

Now we're clear, homeward bound are we.
Listen dear, as you sound your sea.
Soon you'll cry, lovely things you'll say.
Sail on high, you'll learn love today.


Recordings exist by The Third Wave (1970), Mark Murphy, Jon Lucien, Sharon Redd-Ula Hedwig-Charlotte Crossley, Pascal von Wroblewsky, Nnenna Freelon, Anne Wirz, etc.