[Intro – group chant, stomping boots in rhythm, no instruments] [All – booming unison, percussive stomps] Haul, boys, haul, We’re bound for deeper ground, Haul, boys, haul, We’ll haul the Devil down! [Verse 1 – solo sailor voice, gritty and proud] I met a man with a coral crown, [Group echo – coral crown] He spoke in tongues and he called me son, [Group echo – called me son] Said, “Boy, your hell has just begun.” [Low harmony hums build tension] The sails were black, the sea was red, We danced on bones of those long dead. [Chorus – full crew, stomping rhythm, shouts and echoes] 🎶 Haul, boys, haul! (HEY!) Raise the anchor, break the chain! Haul, boys, haul! (HO!) The storm don’t cleanse, it stains! We ride the gale to Davy’s frown— And we’ll haul that Devil down! 🎶 [Verse 2 – spoken chant, gruff and sharp, with background hums and stomps] Rum in my blood, salt in my skin, We sail where no sane man’s been. No map to guide, no stars above, Just cursed gold and dying love. The sea, she laughs, she takes her toll, She’ll crush your ship and claim your soul. [Chorus – stronger, faster stomps, echoed responses] 🎶 Haul, boys, haul! (HEY!) Let the ocean be our judge! Haul, boys, haul! (HO!) Through the wreck and through the sludge! No grave but waves, no priest, no crown— Still we’ll haul that Devil down! 🎶 [Bridge – whispered solo, others humming low like wind in a cave] I saw him once in lightning's flash, With eyes like coal and teeth like ash. He offered gold and a ship so wide… But cursed is the man who sails with pride. [Final Chorus – full-force yelling, raw vocals, stomping, clapping] 🎶 Haul, boys, haul! (HEY!) We row with wrath and roar! Haul, boys, haul! (HO!) Ain’t feared no beast before! Let the tide drag kings to drown— We’ll still haul that Devil down! 🎶 [Outro – fading crew chant, breathy and distant like spirits] Haul… boys… haul… We’ll haul… the Devil… down…
