Heave ho, the captain's gold
the last glass eye that the Gypsy stole
I'd be fine just taking a stroll
through the long brown grass as the river unfolds
Random clans gather on the strands
Shaking their leaves and stomping in the sand
Big black bird hanging in the sky
A stern-eyed lover with a ravenous eye
Interlude
Heave ho
Verse
Heave ho, the captain's gold
Broke down boat sitting quiet in the shoals
Black-eyed child rising silent from the coals
As the sun goes down and the night unfolds
Random clans gather on the strands
Shaking their leaves and stomping in the sand
Big black bird hanging in the sky
A stern-eyed lover with a ravenous eye
Verse
Round and round and round it goes
Big black bird just spinning in the coals
Round and round and round it goes
Where it's gonna stop ain't nobody knows