Sea Shanty

Verse 1

Wake up early with the breaking dawn

Salt on my lips and my boots already on

The waves are calling, we got work to do

With tired hands and an honest crew

Chorus

Heave ho lads, we pull the ropes tight

Workin’ all day and we rest at midnight

Wind and the water, we’ll weather the storm

Sweat on our brows keeps our spirits warm

Post-Chorus

Heave ho, heave ho

Raise the sail and row

Heave ho, heave ho

Bound for ports we know

Verse 2

Deck’s always swaying and the sky runs grey

Fish in the barrels, countin’ up the day

Stories we sing as the hull creaks slow

But nobody falters, we all know the flow

Chorus

Heave ho lads, we pull the ropes tight

Workin’ all day and we rest at midnight

Wind and the water, we’ll weather the storm

Sweat on our brows keeps our spirits warm

Post-Chorus

Heave ho, heave ho

Raise the sail and row

Heave ho, heave ho

Bound for ports we know

Bridge

Far from the harbor, no land in sight

Yet laughter rings out under stars at night

Whatever we carry, we haul it together

Brothers and sisters, tied to the weather

Verse 3

Beard full of brine and a mind set free

Every day’s a battle with the endless sea

But pride in our labor runs deep as the blue

As long as we’re sailing, there’s nothing we can’t do

Chorus

Heave ho lads, we pull the ropes tight

Workin’ all day and we rest at midnight

Wind and the water, we’ll weather the storm

Sweat on our brows keeps our spirits warm

Post-Chorus

Heave ho, heave ho

Raise the sail and row

Heave ho, heave ho

Bound for ports we know

Outro

Heave ho, heave ho

Raise the sail and row

Heave ho, heave ho

To homeward shores we go