We were hopeful, optimistic Believers at the start The spirit of discovery Was burning in our heart We were hungry for adventure And our battle flag unfurled When we set out on a journey To the bottom of the world Well, our good ship the Endurance Fought a noble fight Defeated from the pressure, Attacked from every side Yeah, she sank beneath the surface And the icy water swirled As she drifted to the bottom, Yeah, the bottom of the world Well, here's to good old Shakespeare, A noble hound was he, A loyal friend until the end, The best one he could be Never gave us any trouble, His tail just wagged and curled Raise a glass to good old Shakespeare At the bottom of the world We were stranded and abandoned At the mercy of the sea Well, I've seen the face of death And he was staring back at me And into an angry ocean Our battered boat was hurled Yeah, we tangled with the devil At the bottom of the world Here's to Shackleton, our leader, For keeping us alive His determination The only reason we survived Yeah, because of him I'll be coming home To my wife and my little girl Yeah, we made it home together From the bottom of the world Yeah, we made it home together From the bottom of the world Yeah, the bottom of the world Yeah Yeah