Tossed in the seas in a furious wind Where the sail is free and there begins A tale of woe, and then a tale of fate About a float when ships are late
Yo ho, yo ho Down to the Devil you go Yo ho, yo ho Down to the briny deep
The boat was tossed in the turn tide Hull split open on the starboard side Not a soul was left, but the bloated hides Found adrift on the open seas
Yo ho, yo ho Down to the Devil you go Yo ho, yo ho Down to that final sleep
As the waves rushed in to claim their own Lungs filled up with a salty foam Well they prayed to Jesus, but he wasn't home He got hung up on calvary
Yo ho, yo ho Down to the Devil you go Yo ho, yo ho Down to the posen's keep
Where their widows mourn and their daughters grieve And their sons set out on the morrow's eve For the ocean has tricks held in its sleeve Enough for the filial few
Yo ho, yo ho Down to the Devil you go Yo ho, yo ho Down to the briny deep
Yo ho, yo ho Down to the Devil you go Yo ho, yo ho Down to the briny deep