The Legend of Architeuthis





I woke up when the floor it dropped,
Rocking and a reelin' from a ten foot wave top,

First the mainsail, haul in the jibs and boom,
Clear the deck boys now give 'er some room,

Oh...
Nothing but water and foam,
And a thousand miles between here and home,

Sliding down a hill of briney wood in the wind,
The cabin's on fire as the water rushes in,

A boneless arm wrapped all 'round the hull,
Anchored by a monster with a six foot eyeball,

A valiant fight but like the Hydra of yore,
If you cut off one limb it grows sixteen more,

Oh...
Caught between Scylla and Charybdis,
All is undone, by the legend of architeuthis,

Save yourself or forever make your peace,
Give your soul up to God and your body to the sea,

Oh, and the sea it whorls,
Tumbling down a cyclone to the belly of the world,
Oh, and it's a long way down,
A thousand fathoms 'til she rests on the ground,

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Oh, and the sea it whorls,
tumbling down a cyclone to the belly of the world,
Oh, and it's a long way down,
A thousand fathoms 'til she rests on the ground,

I woke up when the floor it dropped,
Rocking and a reelin' from a ten foot wave top,

Sliding down a hill of briney wood in the wind,
The cabin's on fire as the water rushes in,

Oh...
Nothing but water and foam,
And a thousand miles between here and home,

It's every man for himself so you better make your peace,
Give your soul up to God and your body to the sea...