John Masefield Quote

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

The first line is often misquoted as "I must go down to the seas again." and this is the wording used in the song setting by John Ireland. - Salt-Water Ballads (1902) - "Sea-Fever"