In All My Dreams I Drown

The ship, it swayed, heave ho, heave ho On the dark and stormy blue And I held tight to the Captain's might As he pulled up his trews "You haven't slept," heave ho, he said "In many suns and moons." "Oh, I will sleep when we reach shore'" "And pray we get there soon." 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 The Captain howled "Heave ho, heave ho" And tied me up with sheets "A storm is brewing in the South" "It's time to go to sleep" His berth, it rocks, heave ho, heave ho The ocean gnashed and moaned Like Jonah will be swallowed whole And spat back teeth and bones 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..."