歌詞
A lobsterman off Provincetown
Suited up from head to toe
In the cold, dark sea, he sank straight down
Headed forty feet below
A shove and a pull, and the world went dark
He struggled to swim or see
A runaway boat or a great white shark
No one near to set him free
Swallowed by a—
God, will my family know?
Will I wash ashore, discovered by a fisherman returning with the tide?
Or will I disappear for good below, like all those before
Another lost sailor in a cautionary tale?
Swallowed by a whale
Oh, the weather was warm that day in June
When down to the depths he dove
He said he'd be home in the afternoon
From the waters off Herring Cove
Now alone in the dark in a baleen jail
Bid farewell to his wife and sons
Caught in the mouth of a humpback whale
He knew that his days were done
Swallowed by a—
God, will my family know?
Will I wash ashore, discovered by a fisherman returning with the tide?
Or will I disappear for good below, like all those before
Another lost sailor in a cautionary tale?
Swallowed by a whale
Just when he thought all hope was lost
The door to his cell flew wide
With a shake of its massive head, it tossed him aside
And disappeared, hurting only his pride
Swallowed by a—
God, will my family know?
Will I wash ashore, discovered by a fisherman returning with the tide?
Or will I disappear for good below, like all those before
Another lost sailor in a cautionary tale?
Oh my God, will my family know?
Will I wash ashore, discovered by a fisherman returning with the tide?
Or will I disappear for good below, like all those before
Another lost sailor in a cautionary tale?
Swallowed, swallowed by a whale
Written by: Brian Buchowski, Rose Baldino
