Track · Feb 22, 2026 · English

Black Sails off Ushant

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3:11

Language

English

Lyrics

[Intro]

[Low humming

Crew in unison

Then one voice steps out]

[Verse 1]

Black sails off Ushant

Dawn runnin’ pale

Powder in the barrels

Rum thin as hail

King’s flag above us

Pay thin as air

Thirty press-gang brothers and a captain’s stare

[Chorus]

Heave

Boys

Heave

To the devil or the crown

Pull that world of water down

Heave

Boys

Heave

Let the gray sea judge

For the tide takes all

And the tide won’t budge

[Verse 2]

Gun smoke at noon

And the gulls flew low

Iron in the thunder

Splinters in the snow

“Board her!” the cry

Then the cold steel sang

And the bright red river from the dead rail ran

[Chorus]

Heave

Boys

Heave

To the devil or the crown

Pull that world of water down

Heave

Boys

Heave

Let the gray sea judge

For the tide takes all

And the tide won’t budge

[Bridge]

Names on a muster

Gone like foam

Letters in pockets that never saw home

Prayers in the bilge where the dark rats feed

Only thing that answered was the creak and the bleed (ohhh)

[Verse 3]

Storm found us grinnin’ at the edge of war

Hull broke open like a tavern door

Captain went prayin’ while the mainmast cracked

We just cursed and laughed as the black wave smacked

[Chorus]

Heave

Boys

Heave

To the devil or the crown

Pull that world of water down

Heave

Boys

Heave

Let the gray sea judge

For the tide takes all

And the tide won’t budge

[Chorus]

Heave

Boys

Heave

With your back and bone

Sing for the livin’ and the lost unknown

Heave

Boys

Heave

Till we all turn mud

For the tide takes all

And the tide won’t budge

Style

folkgritty baritone male lead over stompingunison-chant sea-shanty groove; frame drum and boot steps mark an oar-like pulsewith fiddle and concertina weaving minor-key lines. verses stay close and narrativecall-and-response with rough gang vocals; choruses swell to full crew shoutingopen-throated and raw. gentle octave drone on low whistle and bowed bass underpins the last chorus for a darkerhaunted lift.rhythmicvocalacousticballadshantyenglish

Prompt

Traditional maritime sea shanty, baritone male vocal lead with chorus backing, rhythmic rowing tempo, acoustic folk, 18th-century naval ballad, minor key, gritty and weathered vocals, storytelling sty

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GeneratedFeb 22, 2026

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