LET HER GO DOWN
Steeleye Span

Sometime in October, we sailed from England's shore,
When we sailed into a raging storm like I never ever seen before,
And all of the crew they were brave men, but the captain he was braver,
And he said, "Never mind the ship, me boys. There's none of us here can save her."

CHORUS: Let her go down. Swim for your lives.
Swim for your children. Swim for your wives.
Let her go down. Let her go down.

Lost in the open ocean, there was some of the crew and me,
While the captain steered our wounded ship to the bottom of an angry sea.
And with his dying breath we all heard him say, "It's just the fortune of sailor,"
And he said, "Never mind the ship, me boys. There's none of us here can save her." CHORUS

He wondered if his shipmates were ready just to pray and give in,
So he called their names out one by one, but there was no one else around but him.
He saw the ship go down, the fading light, and he knew that they could have saved her.
He said, "The captain lied when the captain cried, 'There's none of us here can save her.' " CHORUS

Swim for your lives.
Swim for your children. Swim for your wives.
Let her go down. Let her go down.
Swim for your lives.

Skipy