The ship, it swayed
Heave-ho, heave ho
On the dark and stormy blue
And I held tight to the captain´s might
As he pulled up his trews

‘You haven´t slept´
Heave-ho, he said
‘In many suns and moons´
‘Oh, I will sleep when we reach shore
And pray we get there soon´

He said, ‘Now hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
But I don´t want to go to sleep
In all my dreams I drown

The captain howled
Heave-ho, heave-ho
And tied me up with sheets
‘A storm is brewing in the South,
It´s time you go to sleep´

His berth, it rocked
Heave-ho, heave-ho
The ocean gnashed and moaned
Like Jonah, we´ll be swallowed whole
And spat back teeth and bones

He said, ‘Now hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
But I don´t want to go to sleep
In all my dreams I drown

‘Captain, Captain
I will do your chores
I will warm your cot at night
And mop your cabin floors
Scold me, hold me
I´ll be yours to keep
The only thing I beg of you
Don´t make me go to sleep´

The sky, it flashed
Heave-ho, heave-ho
His pillow dulled the brink
The curtains ran between my legs
As we began to sink

I closed my eyes
Heave-ho, heave-ho
As the ship was rent and felled
Eddies in the water headed
To the mouth of Hell

‘Hush, now, hush, love
Here´s your gown
There´s the bed
Lanterns down´
I´m begging you, please wake me up
In all my dreams I.....