Once upon a wave
I fought the ocean, brave
Hoping to delay
My journey to the grave
The undulating beast
Licked the life out of my cheeks
Left me breathless and afraid
Of the rocks
My unconsciousness was broken by a sigh
And my eyes were filled with patterns from the sky
Two giant moon-sized eyes bubbled up from the deep
With a whirlpool for a mouth, I was sucked right underneath
Once upon a wave
I lit my corncob pipe
And over waters, calm
Stars were flying through the night
And everything seemed good
Everything seemed right
'Till we sailed on and on
Like we were heading for the light