[Verse] Steel beast rides the ocean waves Power strides through cannon blaze Mighty roar that shatters night Enemys dread this looming might [Verse 2] Thunder roars from her iron lips Broadside strike and the enemy slips Ghosts of war in shadowed haze USS Iowa sets the stage [Chorus] Dark shanty of the war-torn sea Bruising hearts and wild debris Iowa's wrath you cannot flee Prepare to kneel bend the knee [Verse 3] Steel-clad hearts within her frame Warrior souls that fear no flame With each salvo hear the scream Breaking foes disrupt their dreams [Chorus] Dark shanty of the war-torn sea Bruising hearts and wild debris Iowa's wrath you cannot flee Prepare to kneel bend the knee [Verse 4] Rage and honor in the skies Echoes in her battle cries Relentless force no time to rest Facing death she is the best
