I woke up at the edge of a great black lake In a thick white mist my heart filled with dread I heard a strange tune sung low in the distance So I followed where it led
It was a raft filled with men of sorrow Filled with pity and men of woe I stepped on board join the chorus of the damned I learned their song and we all sang low
Hey ho, hey ho We row, we row Together we sail alone All bound for the unknown
So we all set sail heading straight for the unknown On this ancient raft made of wood, rope and bone We cry, weep and beg to go home But the ferryman he just keeps pushing along
And before long there's no land behind us And I can't see anything up ahead And the ferryman he just starts laughing As we lost souls all sing this song
Hey ho, hey ho We row, we row Together we sail alone All bound for the unknown
Days turn to months and months turn to years Eyes fill with madness and minds fill with tears No moments of cheer just regrets of our past We curse and we spit at the ferryman
And there's misery on the voyage of lost souls We sail on forever in the darkness and cold And the ferryman never stops laughing As we lost souls sing this song
Hey ho, hey ho We row, we row Together we sail alone All bound for the unknown