[Verse 1] Oh, the tempest roared and the skies turned black, Our compass spun, no course to track, With sails a’torn and hope astray, We’re wanderin' souls on the ocean's sway. [Chorus] Heave ho, lads, where do we roam? The sea's our mistress, the waves our home. No star above, no shore to see, We’re lost in the depths of eternity. [Verse 2] The wind, she wails like a banshee’s cry, The gulls, they mock as they circle high, The crew grows thin, the rations slim, The shadows rise as the light grows dim. [Chorus] Heave ho, lads, where do we roam? The sea's our mistress, the waves our home. No star above, no shore to see, We’re lost in the depths of eternity. [Bridge] Oh, Neptune laughs from his briny throne, "Ye dared the deep, now the sea’s yer own." The sirens sing from the watery grave, “Come join us, lads, where the dead men wave!” [Verse 3] The mast lies splintered, the deck is bare, Our prayers are whispers lost to air, No gods will hear, no angels fly, Just endless blue ‘neath a hollow sky. [Chorus] Heave ho, lads, where do we roam? The sea's our mistress, the waves our home. No star above, no shore to see, We’re lost in the depths of eternity. [Final Verse] But still we sing, with voices strong, A mariner’s soul is built for song, Though lost we be, we'll not despair, For the sea, my lads, is our final heir. [Outro Chorus softened] Heave ho, lads, where do we roam? The sea's our mistress, the waves our home. Though lost we are, we’ll sail till free, Bound forever to the endless sea.
