The swells do rise The swells do fall Feel her lift and twist Feel her fall down off the wave Here comes more green water Brace, brace, brace Waves sweep across the deck We hold our way yes she holds her course and we give the sea respect She’s steaming up the coast against the east coast swell Been knocked down on the seamount Thought she’d go to hell Yet he we were alive and well And laughing at the madness Of sailing on the Tasman sea When weather was the badest The swells do rise The swells do fall And sweep across the deck We hold our way and steer a course and give the sea respect We see the Byron lighthouse through the mist Its beam cuts to and fro 16 seconds round the top Were 4 mile out and slow The swells do rise The swells do fall And sweep across the deck We hold our way she steers a course and we give the sea respect At last the bay comes into sight A calm shelter at end of day We anchor up before the night So glad we made our way The swells do rise The swells do fall And sweep across the deck We hold her to head and steer a course and we always give the sea respect We’ve battened down the wooden hatch And steer into the water Our steady ship a mighty match for waves intent on slaughter At last the bay comes into sight A calm shelter at end of day We anchor up before the night So glad we made our way The swells do rise The swells do fall Seas sweep across the deck We hold our head to swell and she steers a steady course and we give the sea respect The swells do rise The swells do fall Feel her lift and twist Feel her fall down off the wave Here comes more green water Brace, brace, brace Waves sweep across the deck We hold our way yes she holds her course and we give the sea respect Hey it’s blowing up a bubbly there Skip, time for a you beaut Give the sea respect
