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, lantern′s 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 to go to sleep"

His berth, it rocks, heave ho, heave ho

The ocean gnashed and moaned

Like Jonah will be swallowed whole

And spat back teeth and bones

He said, "Now hush love, here′s your gown."

"There's the bed, lantern′s 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 toed to 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 fell

Eddies in the water headed to the mouth of Hell

"Hush now, hush love, here's your gown."

There′s the bed, lantern′s down."

"I'm begging you please wake me up

In all my dreams I..."