Once we plundered seven seas And rolled on waves so clear and high Once we sailed past golden shores And found our way by starry skies But ere those days have been and gone And history has carried on And all that we had counted on Is gone Is gone
Raise a glass, ye sorry men Enjoy it well for it's the last Make no toast to life or health For those are things whose time is past We thought the Earth was ours to tame Pursuit of wealth was just a game And now we have ourselves to blame For shame For shame
The air we breathe is fading fast So take one last sour sip my friends It can't be luck so call it fate We made it to the bitter end The cask now dry a casket makes No god will die for these mistakes For all along we knew the stakes Goodbye Goodbye