Ocean of the Free

Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea The sailers of the Hebrides They roam the ocean breeze Their anchor away, they work to trade Upon the seven seas Captains, bosuns, engineers Their skill and craft they ply The merchant navy island men Are seamen 'till they die From the harbours of Vancouver To San Fransisco bay Down the western coast of Chile Now skip on and sail away Across the South Atlantic Through violent wind and squall Up the coast of Madagascar To the dark bay of Bengal Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Three times round the world Before turning twenty-one Loneliness and hardship But comradeship and fun Tales of pilfered cargo And wild times when ashore From the moonshine of Alaska To the lights of Singapore I recall a great exitement As the stories would unferl Other places, other races And a wide view of the world These many prompted ways Bring education to us all An inch-ness of perspective And a outlook never small Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea From Rio de Janero To the gulf of Mexico Past the warm coast of Cuba To the frozen Arthylgall By the Faroe islands The northern lights will dance Through the icy arctic waters To the shelter of Murmansk On the reefers and the tankers And the great container ships You'll always find a sailer With Garlic on his lips The coasters and the ferries The supply boats and the tugs The finest seamen of them all The sea is in their blood Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea Heave away, heave away On the ocean of the free The island men set sail again The heroes of the sea