On the day we sailed for England It was cold and windy gray All the gulls had taken shelter When the lines were castaway All our faces seemed much older Than the men we'd come to know So we swore beneath our skins As we watched the tempest grow
We all cursed the Captain's Judgement As we bent to do our chores All the Older hands swapped stories Of the storms they'd seen before All the cabin-boys went hiding As the ship began to toss Thirty-seven hearts were pounding And the bo's'n* clutched his cross
BRIDGE; Hands of the stormy sea Reach deep inside of me Open a part of me I have never known Lord of the sea I'm a toy in your hands A boy from the land Naked I stand Oh, please let me be In your massive domain I've trespassed again Oh, please understand From deep and peaceful slumber I awoke to find the dawn All the winds had died to breezes All the mountain waves were gone I'd a bruise upon my forehead And a gash across my arm We'd survived our taste of neptune For the ship remained unharmed
REPRISE; Toy in your hands Boy from the land Oh, let me be naked I stand Please understand Oh, let me be.