[verse] So the ship, set sail from the islands, With a cargo of sugar and spice, Been far, from home for awhile and, It would fetch them the prettiest price, Then the stormclouds started to darken, And the captain's visage grew dire, On the deck, as every ear hearkened, To the hymn of the wind through the wires, [chorus] The wind through the wires, It's a bone chilling sound, To the wind through the wires, Many ships have gone down, [Verse] All hands, on deck on the vessel, And the Captain hard eyed at the helm, The boat rocked like a mortar in pestle, As the waves threatened to overwhelm, Yes the sails were billowed to breaking, With every rope taut in the strain, Men quailed for there was no mistaking, As the storm sang it's haunting refrain, [chorus] Of the wind through the wires, And that tattletale cry, Wicked wind through the wires, To their prayers no reply, [Bridge] Well the Wind through the Wires is wailing, With a hurricane hot on their tail, Then a man, goes over the railing, But there's no turning back in this gale, As the stormclaws clutch at the schooner, On the shore they can see the home fires, For the sea has a dark sense of humor, Only sound is the wind through the wires [Verse] The forward mast, is snapped in half, As the lighthouse she shines from the shore, The wires break, the sailors quake, As over the deck the brine pours, In iron grip, he rights his ship, With safety so mockingly close, A final swell, they bid farewell, They made, it home, almost, [Haunting interlude] [outro] Well the wind through the wires now whispers, As the make their way down to the deep, And the wave's widows cry, with that sad lullaby, As the storm sings their sailors to sleep,
