Songtexte The Merman Shanty - Alex Edwards

my comforts come, and I don't know how
maybe ask my brother who rules the ocean
here he is now, bleeding to death
"oh brother bathed in red
water tell me who did-"
"this? don't stress your lazy fins
you've never done a thing"
crabs scatter, trident falls before me with a sailor's sleeve! oh!
I've never been in a fight, but by atlantis I would smite
the queen's entire navy, I'll show them who's lazy!
but then on my merry way, forward dark shape waved follow me
up, why would I trust a man, skull and crossbones on his hat?
and he would grin, "at first you need to sing a song
to excite us, and if it rocks we'll take you on!"
so we sailed longer than the coat
that hid my tail and not a boat of royal make
came through our path
I thought to leave 'til captain spoke:
"if you was diving for pearls
there's better treasure worth your work"
said "I've my quest but name your price"
"mate you've long paid it,
you're in here for life!"
further arctic we'd sail
on lightning whiskey and hail
storms that may not strike but still
peaceful eyed that they can kill
and we would sing the words to ease our strain
aboard the wildness with a monster no one saw
and when we finally arrived
thar he lay clutching our prize
"say, what's this pretty thing you've found?"
no less poseidon's shiny crown
and I bore into his soul, with lust for murder in my own
he cried, "the navy's got the rest"
oh they're gonn' wan' see this!
so sailor on my back
heaving I scaled iceberg's cap
and lo his ship you want this man?
or shall he walk my trident plank?
"you see our friend was cursed with greed and laid aloft
please take him, he's a man we do not want!"
and so exhausted from the climb
vengeance burning in my mind
I could have begged for my old life
until came mercy streaming from my eyes
"all that I ever hoped to do, is far less work than freeing you"
and then as I dived all gasped to see homeward bound
a merman like me
now heed the king, returned to lead burying the old
with a trident
there is much work to be done
and mirthfully who'd sing this song
but pirates 'bout the monster they took on?