He said, "Now hush love, here's your gown."
"There's the bed, lantern's down."
"But I don't want to go to sleep; in all my dreams, I drown."
"Captain! Captain!
I will do your chores
I will warm your cot at night
And mop your cabin floors
Scold me, hold me
I'll be yours to keep
The only thing I beg of you
Don't make me go to sleep"
The sky it flashed, heave ho, heave ho,
His pillow toed to the brink.
The curtains ran between my legs as we began to sink.
I closed my eyes, heave ho, heave ho,
As the ship was rent and fell.
Eddies in the water headed to the mouth of Hell
"Hush now, hush love, here's your gown."
"There's the bed, lantern's down."
"I'm begging you please wake me up
In all my dreams I...."