Sometime in October
We sail from England's shore
When we sail into a raging storm
Like I've 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
Let her go down
Swim for your lives
Swim for your children Swim for your wives
But let her go down
Let her go down
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 fortunes of a sailor And he said,
never mind the ship Me boys,
there's none of us here can save her
Let her go down
Swim for your lives Swim for your children Swim for your wives
Let her go down Let her go down
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 in the fading
light And he knew they couldn't save her
He said, the captain lied When the captain cried
There's none of us here can save her Let her go down
Swim for your lives
Swim for your children
Swim for your wives Let her go down
Let her go down
Swim
for your lives Swim for your children
Swim for your wives Let her go down