[Verse 1] (Ho), raise the sail (Ho), let her go Our island is burning Our kingdom is dead The harbor is broken The bells no longer ring So row, boys, row For the queen we must bring [Chorus] Row, row, carry her home Carry the queen to sea Row, row, far from the shore Where the dead can rest free (Ho), raise the sail (Ho), let her go The island is gone And the cold waters know [Verse 2] The giant came walking The black waters rose He tore through our harbor And shattered our homes We begged him for mercy He gave us the sea Then the Black Horizon Came calling the free [Chorus] Row, row, carry her home Carry the queen to sea Row, row, far from the shore Where the dead can rest free (Ho), raise the sail (Ho), let her go The island is gone And the cold waters know [Verse 3] The queen wears her crown still Her hands folded tight We wrapped her in white By the lantern's last light No castle behind us No kingdom ahead Just sailors and water And our queen with the dead [Bridge] But the princess stood silent And stared at the black She whispered, "The giant Won't get away with that." We cried, "Don't go, girl! There's nothing beyond!" She took up her father's sword And walked toward the dark [Final Chorus] Row, row, carry her home Carry the queen to sea Row, row, far from the shore Where the dead can rest free (Ho), raise the sail (Ho), let her go The island is gone But vengeance will grow [Outro] Row, boys, row Don't look behind The princess has gone To the end of the line She walked to the Black Horizon And vanished from sight (Row, boys row)
