Folkknot - A Sunken Sailor's Eulogy Lyrics

Here, we have the story of a boy
And how he lost his life
So keep your ears and eyes employed
We'll tell you of his strife

He found himself in the middle of a war
The cause he knew not for
Sent to die in the middle of July
Eighteen Forty Four

As time wore on he quickly found
Not all was as it seemed
Valor and glory quickly turned
To needless cruelty
But how he fought so bravely through
As he charged into the foe
Though he felt their pain inside
He never let it show

How he watched his brothers go
Falling to their foe in droves
As he sailed the great unknown
Filled with fear he never showed
It won't matter if he's saved
He'll still be lying in that grave
Evil by his circumstance
No, he never had a chance

And sometimes sailors still will see him
Haunted by the war
His spirit resting nevermore
His soul lost to this shore
Now, in the full moon's light you may
Hear cries come from the waves
Still he searches endlessly
For the soul he lost that day