Strangely calm on an ocean black Frozen sails are hanging slack Deck half-covered in ice and snow Sudden gail begins to blow Billowing sails are the only view Left hanging by a lazy crew Unfurled they will see us drowned Six ton of pine comes crashing down Sailor lad your days are done You're never gonna see another rising sun Brave or craven, fool or wise Water and rock are gonna have your lives With a rudder no use and listing fast Axes topple the second mast Ink-black water in the hold Five lost in the icy cold Top mast snaps and breaks apart Ice inside our beating hearts Canvas sail is ripped to shreds Hope fades, panic spreads Sailor lad your days are done You're never gonna see another rising sun Brave or craven, fool or wise Water and rock are gonna have your lives Flinty rocks are looming high Grey beneath the midnight sky Battered ship is cleft in half Men leap from the ensign staff Hundreds in the roaring waves Most sink to a watery grave Some few reach the rocky wall Away from death begin to crawl Sailor lad your days are done You're never gonna see another rising sun Brave or craven, fool or wise Water and rock are gonna have your lives Sailor lad your days are done You're never gonna see another rising sun Brave or craven, fool or wise Water and rock are gonna have your lives