The Tempest

This tempest is a beast, chased them seven leagues at least
But now they know the ship is going down
Though they put up a fight, there was no hope in sight
And each damned one is waiting here to drown

The cook was down below, still shuffling to and fro
Shouted, "Are you all ready to dine?"
We asked if he was mad, he said, "It's not that bad"
With the sea up to his chest, said, "We'll be fine"

The tempest grows and now they know
This is the thing they should've feared
They wait for hell with tales to tell
Before they're swallowed by Poseidon's beard

The gunner is a fearsome sight, I'll not go without a fight
For I signed up to spill some blood
I've fought worse than you, my rage has seen me through
I'll be damned if I'll be beaten by a flood

The captain at the wheel prayed, "Dear God, I'll make a deal
If we make it home and we grow old
I'll recant all I have been and won't go to sea again
And we'll give back the treasures that we stole"

The tempest grows and now they know
This is the thing they should've feared
They wait for hell with tales to tell
Before they're swallowed by Poseidon's beard

The Chaplin at the boom, said, "I knew that we were doomed
There's not a hope for any of us now
What's the point of fighting on, for too soon we'll all be gone
And without another word leapt off the bow"

The ship was fading fast, said the mate, "We'll never last
I guess I'll toast the fates now with this rum
And if we're gonna to die, I might as well be high
'Cause the icy sea is better when you're numb"

The tempest grows and now they know
This is the thing they should've feared
They wait for hell with tales to tell
Before they're swallowed by Poseidon's beard

The tempest grows and now they know
This is the thing they should've feared
They wait for hell with tales to tell
Before they're swallowed by Poseidon's beard

There's no more rain and wind
The storm came to an end
And they don't have to fight it anymore
The sea is calm and clear
They have nothing more to fear
Lying there upon the ocean floor