why the big whales sing

night arrives for starboard watch

the bosun settles in

the moon so brightly shining down on its horizon twin

diamonds in the dark blue sky

silence of the wind

the waves so gently rock the ship

and maties there within

sailors and captains

they don't know a thing

of stormy days that lay ahead

privateers and buccaneers

they don't know a thing

of the songs of the ocean

or why the big whales sing

a whalesong sung in moonlit sea

a tearless cry for love

it breaks the hearts of resting men alone in bunks above

it tells a tale of long lost love

or lovers worlds apart

in dreams the wales make sailors wish they never signed the chart

sailors and captains

they don't know a thing

of stormy days that lay ahead

privateers and buccaneers

they don't know a thing

of the songs of the ocean

or why the big whales sing

sailors and captains

they don't know a thing

of stormy days that lay ahead

privateers and buccaneers

they don't know a thing

of the songs of the ocean

or why the big whales sing