The Real McKenzies - The Tempest

We are all born free but forever live in chains, and we battle through existence on and on! We'll take whatever comes to be, while keeping hopeful melody and we'll cruise through the darkness until the warmth of dawn So Row Row ya Bastards! Ya never can tell! Through water like glass, above a briny hell! So Row and a-Hollar, come give'er all you can! Or the sea she will best us, we'll never see the land. We carry on the burden and we hide our grimace well for the day will come for us to mutiny But as long as we survive Our hope and pride they can't deprive and we'll carry on our melody to sing in harmony So Row Row ya Bastards! Ya never can tell! Over water like glass, above a briny hell! So Row and a-Hollar, come give'er all you can! Or the sea she will best us, we'll never see the land. So Row Row ya Bastards! Ya never can tell! The ocean a tempest All around us a stormy hell! So Row and a-Hollar, 'Till bloodied on the hands! Or the sea she will best us, we'll never see the land. We are wracked from the hardships, exhausted by the years, We can still escape this barren misery but even with our shackled wrists we can fight our way through this and we'll power all aboard the ship to total liberty So Row Row ya Bastards! Ya never can tell! The ocean a tempest All around us a stormy hell! So Row and a-Hollar, 'Till bloodied on the hands! Or the sea she will best us, we'll never see the land.