From "Sea Shanties", Vol. 28.

Dim the wilting world

Cast a shallow fail

Hold back hope and best wishes

We are about to set sail

with a hey di hi, hey di hi, hey di hi ho

May the sea take our bodies

And our souls be cast to hell

For deep in deep blue quiet

Is where we all shall dwell

with a hey di hi, hey di hi, hey di hi ho

And fish will gnaw our gizzards

Crabs pick clean our bones

Sing me back to my wife and child

On the winds that bless our home

with a hey di hi, hey di hi, hey di hi ho

For a sailor man am I

I ride the seven seas

Knowing waves will pull me under

Drowning slowly by degrees

with a hey di hi, hey di hi, hey di hi ho

© shaun patrick green 2012