THE HUNGRY SEA

Down to the sea, the hungry sea,

O the sea is hungry ever!

Seeking food for the bairns and me,

Seeking food in the hungry sea;

O the sea is hungry ever!

My man and my lad — their bones are white,

O the sea is hungry ever!

Into the maw of the grim black night,

Their hearts were bold and their faces bright;

O the sea is hungry ever!

The sun was red and the clouds were black,

O the sea is hungry ever!

And the sky was heavy with flying wrack,

When forth they fared,— and they came not back;

O the sea is hungry ever!

Forth they fared and they came not back,

O the sea is hungry ever!

O, I fear the sea, and I hate the sea,

That took my man and my lad from me;

O the sea is hungry ever!