The Tempest - The Real McKenzies
We are all born free but forever
Live in chains and we battle
To exist and soldier on
We'll take whatever comes
To be while keeping hopeful melody
And we'll cruise through
The darkness until the warmth of dawn
So row row you bastards you never can tell
Through water like glass above a briney hell
So row and a-hollar come
Give her all you can
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
We carry on the burden and
We hide our grimace well
For the day will come for us to mutiny
But as long as we survive our hope
And pride they can't deprive
And we'll carry on our melody
To sing in harmony
So row row you bastards you never can tell
Over water like glass above a briney hell
So row and a-hollar come
Give her all you can
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
So row row ye bastards you never can tell
The ocean a tempest or
The land a stormy hell
So row and a-hollar till bloody oar in hand
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
We are wracked from the hardships
Exhausted by the years
We can still escape this barren misery
But even with our shackled wrists
We can fight our way through this
And we'll power all aboard
The ship to total liberty
So row row ye bastards you never can tell
The ocean a tempest or
The land a stormy hell
So row a litlle harder
Till bloody oar in hand
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
So row row ye bastards you never can tell
The ocean a tempest or
The land a stormy hell
So row a litlle harder
Till bloody oar in hand
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
Or the sea she will best us
We'll never see the land
