A gargantuan hole in the bow, will the ocean to enter allow.
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Oh but more a sin than letting it in it's letting our good fortune out.
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The nest to the storm did succumb, while the crow hid his fear in the rum.
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And the mast, it broke and threw out the bloke and well now he's surely my chum.
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Love letters from under his bed, holds the cabin boy over his head
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A futile try to keep it dry what tears have already wet.
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They were penned by a girl in Merak, and the Javanese value their tact.
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She'll conclude he's horribly rude 'cause he's sure as hell not writing back.
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'Cause this ship's going down
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All on account of the weather
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Though we'll drown
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There's no need to frown
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'Cause we're all going together
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And I won't say "Woe is me"
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As I disappear into the sea
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'Cause I'm in good company
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As we're all going together
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I've had women of every kind, but the only one truly was mine
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Is the one at home who'll be alone when I am full-up with brine.
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For my son I had always a plan, for to raise him as best as I can.
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Oh well you can bet, my only regret is to not see him grow to a man.
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'Cause this ship's going down
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All on account of the weather
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Though we'll drown
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There's no need to frown
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'Cause we're all going together
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And I won't say "Woe is me"
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As I disappear into the sea
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'Cause I'm in good company
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As we're all going together
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I was sinking down into the brine, when a curious sight caught my eye.
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Seaman Shaft had found him a raft and was makin' a speedy goodbye.
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At the risk of sounding absurd, I have always been good as my word.
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So a fish gig, I lanced into his eye and I knocked his ass overboard.
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'Cause this ship's going down
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All on account of the weather
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Though we'll drown
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There's no need to frown
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'Cause we're all going together
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And I won't say "Woe is me"
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As I disappear into the sea
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Oh hell!
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'Cause you've all been so good to me
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So we're all going together.
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This Ship's Going Down
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| Voltaire |
