Never been adrift in the ocean Getting lost was not for me I never heard the cries of the sailor who dies When he's far lost away out at sea ♪ Never been lost in the waves now Breathing in the salt from the deep I never been sucked down, oh, long enough to drown With only creatures in my company (Oh!) When she brings me down, when she brings me down When she brings me down, they'll see She brings me down, when she brings me down There will be my friends at the bottom of the sea ♪ What could be something worse now? What could strike a fear so fine? What more than the thought that if you mistie a knot Your boat could sink in a matter of time? I'm sitting here and hearing the waves crash See the water spray up to land That's why I stay ashore, so I can recognize more Like the rocks, the dirt, and the sand (Oh!) When she brings me down, when she brings me down When she brings me down, they'll see She brings me down, when she brings me down There will be my friends at the bottom of the sea