[Intro: warmly sung lead; quiet wooden creak, plucked guitar] Come empty-handed, there's room in our crew, Our maiden voyage has a damn fine view! Four rolling wheels and a sail held high, Trip Line is sailing beneath the sky! [Verse 1: lead; fiddle and rolling hand drums enter] Porchlight Pirates on a tide made of leaves, A WEB in the rigging, a saltwater breeze. I fixed your door, says the mate with a grin, Now rattle the rafters; the crew's rolling in! Our flag catches moonlight, the deck's shining bright, We're raising a racket all Halloween night! [Chorus: full crew; hearty unison, handclaps] Trip Line! Trip Line! Lanterns in a row! Trip Line! Trip Line! Steady as we go! Hey, ho, let the fiddle lead, Sailing down a sea of leaves. Trip Line! Trip Line! Raise a roaring cheer! The finest crew is gathered here! [Verse 2: lead; playful concertina answers] Our booty comes wrapped in a bright paper twist; Sweet aftertaste from each port on the list. Who holds the scale? calls the mate from the rail, The Cardboard Kraken weighs sweets with its tail! Still hungry? For music! The crew calls for more; There's Bones on the Bow keeping time with an oar. [Chorus: full crew; same melody, fiddle harmony] Trip Line! Trip Line! Lanterns in a row! Trip Line! Trip Line! Steady as we go! Hey, ho, let the fiddle lead, Sailing down a sea of leaves. Trip Line! Trip Line! Raise a roaring cheer! The finest crew is gathered here! [Bridge: captain calls, crew bellows; drums and handclaps only] Your usual? A tune and a roar! One more chorus? Give us one more! The Lantern Tide will light us home, Home Port calls wherever we roam. [Final Chorus: full crew; fiddle and concertina return] Trip Line! Trip Line! Lanterns in a row! Trip Line! Trip Line! Steady as we go! Hey, ho, let the fiddle lead, Sailing down a sea of leaves. Trip Line! Trip Line! Raise a roaring cheer! The finest damn crew is gathered here! [Outro: crew; warm held chord, one soft bell] Trip Line! Trip Line! Steady as we go!
