Here are the lyrics transcribed from the recording that Warren Fahey posted above. A doubt was raised about whether "calm" should be "cold" in the second line, but I'm pretty certain she sings "calm".


Swim To The Star -- (Peggy Seeger / Calum MacColl - 2012)

The ship went down,
In calm water.
The band played on.
Women and children float away;
Nearer my God to thee.

The crew, the black gang,
And men who made her;
Nameless, gone, all gone.
Cry out to the world
"We're going down,
We're going down,
We're going down!"

Dead sons, lost lovers,
Fathers and brothers gone;
Belfast, Southampton;
Weeping, weeping women.

Over and over and over,
Ships of state, ships of fools.
Lower the lifeboats.
The rich sail away,
Nearer to God are they.
No power, no glory,
Only hope remains...

Swim to the star!
Down, down, in dark water,
The show goes on.
Cry to the stars,
"We're going down,
We're going down,
We're going down!"

The stars glisten.
The stars listen,
And drift away.