The ship, it swayed Heave-ho, heave ho On the dark and stormy blue And I held tight to the captain's might As he pulled up his trews 'You haven't slept' Heave-ho, he said 'In many suns and moons' 'Oh, I will sleep when we reach shore And pray we get there soon' He said, 'Now hush, love Here's your gown There's the bed Lanterns down' But I don't want to go to sleep In all my dreams I drown The captain howled Heave-ho, heave-ho And tied me up with sheets 'A storm is brewing in the South It's time you go to sleep' His berth, it rocked Heave-ho, heave-ho The ocean gnashed and moaned Like Jonah, we'll be swallowed whole And spat back teeth and bones He said, 'Now hush, love Here's your gown There's the bed Lanterns down' But I don't want to go to sleep In all my dreams I drown 'Captain, Captain I will do your chores I will warm your cot at night And mop your cabin floors Scold me, hold me I'll be yours to keep The only thing I beg of you Don't make me go to sleep' The sky, it flashed Heave-ho, heave-ho His pillow dulled the brink The curtains ran between my legs As we began to sink I closed my eyes Heave-ho, heave-ho As the ship was rent and felled Eddies in the water headed To the mouth of Hell 'Hush, now, hush, love Here's your gown There's the bed Lanterns down' I'm begging you, please wake me up In all my dreams I...