Alestorm - Man the Pumps lyrics

Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die

Well I was just a boy of twelve
When I first left the land
I'd never seen a pump before nor
Held one in my hand
But fate had had in store
For me a different destiny
When I joined the crew of the leakiest
Ship that ever sailed the seas
We were a crew of scurvy dogs
But sure we loved to pump
Even though the ship we sailed
Was just a ragged dump
Every day we pumped together
Standing side by side
The water kept on creeping in
I thought that we might die

Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die
Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die

'Twas in the gulf of Mexico
We sailed a crimson tide
And all the other pirates began
To run and hide this is a devil's omen
We cannot pump these seas
I found myself alone on deck
So the task it fell to me

The pumpy quest ahead of me
Was ominous and grim
Our ship was sinking rapidly
The red tide flowing in
I battened down the hatches
Prepared to do what's right
I screamed a mighty battle cry and
Pumped all through the night

Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die
Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die

Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die
Into the oceans of hell my friend
Into the oceans we ride
Pump with both hands 'til you're
Back on dry land
We're sailing the seas 'til we die
(We're sailing the seas 'til we die)

Then daylight came and all was calm
The ship she did not sink
And all the crew did celebrate
Their rescue from the brink
But when they spied where I did lay
The mood it fell bereft
For by the time the sun arose
I'd pumped myself to death