As we let our sails fly away And we chart our course for ever changing Rendez - vous of war Banners wave, cannons fire till the smoke of Glories past fills the air, brings to tears Eyes of all who' ve seen A thousand men of war go off to battles They' ve already lost
And we sail on As clouds above the sea Will the stars still guide us After the fall from grace
As their ensign fills our eyes and shouts Rain from command The thunder shouts from cannons fired ten Thousand times before Main sails burn Top sails fall into the flying sea Men ablaze catch the blade to end their misery Another battle fought and lost, their ship Goes under as we watch
The war that we wage, the price that we pay For love of God and gold We stake our claim, to what remains among The spoils of war
With the harbour lights so near Shining of the sea The winds of war are blowing so far away from me Fortunes raised, men enslaved, for king and Country's need Ships aflame, screams of pain to satisfy their greed How many times must we go before we all Know to say no