I had a traveling dream of a ship bound for the east
Around the cape of good hope, made sure the gods were pleased
The sea can be a maiden fair but only if you're true
'Caus if you're not she'll come right up and make a fool of you
I found a deck of cards and I laid them out to see
Wether we'd be reaching the place I tried to be
The hangman and the devil were laying side by side
So I looked out on the rolling blue and told her 'No, not tonight'
Oh killer whales of Eden
Come and take me where
I can be a whaler
We pulled our boats ashore and we looked out on the land
We were greeted by the people and we laid down in the sand
Taken to a country house where we sat and drank
We talked about Australia and the gods we had to thank
And in the night they came, warned us with their tails
Splashing in the water, Eden's killer whales
They showed us where our fortunes lay and sang about the seas
And in my dreams I saw the sun and it put my heart at ease
Oh killer whales of Eden
Come and take me where
I can be a whaler