On a clear April day, 1963
I took a memorable ride on a silver submarine
100+ men, John Wesley Harvey and me
All aboard the SSN ? 593
Goin down, goin down
Goin down down down down
Harvey to base, we?re at 1,000 feet
Jimmy?s doin real good I think he?s getting ahold of this thing
Then the rattle of pipes, then the hiss of the steam
I was the man of the hour till the alarm bells started ringing
Goin down, goin down
Goin down down down down
Oh Thresher, we can?t take no more
Slow pirouette into the arms of the ocean floor
Wonder and fear, unending black sea
Held everyone?s gaze in quiet humility
Mother ocean we are at the mercy of thee
Like children in uniform balancing on your knee
Goin down, goin down
Goin down down down down
Oh Thresher, we can?t take no more
Slow pirouette into the arms of the ocean floor
Oh Thresher, we can?t take no more
Slow pirouette into the arms of the ocean floor