How Deep Is the Ocean
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra Lyrics

The lyrics of How Deep Is the Ocean express the immense love and devotion of the singer towards his beloved. The song starts with the singer asking his lover how much he loves her, and he makes it clear that he will not lie about his feelings. He then proceeds to use vivid imagery to depict the depth of his love. He compares it to the depth of the ocean and the height of the sky, two vast and boundless entities. He also wonders how many times a day he thinks of her and how many roses in the world are sprinkled with dew.

The second verse of the song continues to express the extent of the singer's love by asking how far he would travel just to be with her. He questions the distance from the earth to a star, emphasizing that he would go to great lengths to be where she is. The final line of the song is somewhat melancholic as he ponders how much he would cry if he ever lost her. The repetition of the question "How deep is the ocean?" throughout the song reinforces the idea that the singer's love is as vast and deep as the ocean itself.