Downed and Drowned
The Longest Johns
David Robinson / Andrew Robert Yates / Jonathan Michael Peter Darley / Robert James Alexander Sattin

(The) San Jose was lost at sea
Along with a Spanish company
Their powder caught under fierce attack
The king never got his emeralds back
They're down, downed and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found (x2?)

The Royal Charter in Dulas Bay
One of 200 lost that day
Miners' pockets filled with gold
Dragged them down in the ocean cold
They're down, downed and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found

(CH)They're down, drowned in the depths below
Where the sun don't shine and the winds don't blow
And the timbers crack and the mainstay fails
We'll all find peace wrapped within our sails

(The) Mary Celeste was found alone
The fate of her crew is still unknown
Murder, fraud, or acts bizarre
No one can say but chances are
They're down, dowend and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found

Hail the Revenge for their bravery
Tried to escape fighting fifty three
The surrender of her last sixteen crew
Didn't save her boards from the briny blue
They're down, downed and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found

They're down, drowned in the depths below
Where the sun don't shine and the winds don't blow
And the timbers crack and the mainstay fails
We'll all find peace wrapped within our sails

Pity the crew of Hermione (Her-my-own-nee)
Suffered a curse in mutiny
Their vicious captain caused the brawl
Mutineers were victims all
They're down, downed and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found

General Slocum's wheels of wood
Caught ablaze like they never should
Floats of cork filled with weights instead
Sent families off to the riverbed
They're down, downed and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found

They're down, drowned in the depths below
Where the sun don't shine and the winds don't blow
When the timbers crack and the mainstay fails
We'll all find peace wrapped within our sails

All my friends are dead and gone
I'll join them soon, it won't be long
Whether lost at sea or far ashore
To the ocean return forevermore
We're down, downed and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found (fade out)
Down, downed, and drowned
Downed and drowned and never found