Oh, the sea, the endless sea
The man casts his net
Into the blue unknown
The sea feeds his kin
But claims her own
Before dawn he sails
In a wooden shell
Chasing silver fish
Through the deep dark swell
Sea gives life! Sea gives life!
Sea gives song! Sea gives song!
But when storms rise! When storms rise!
She drags us down! Drags us down!
Oh the sea, the cruel sea
Sustains and kills
The sea, the wild sea
Bends our will
Calloused hands on the wheel
Heart pounds with the waves
In the raging gale
The brave man prays
Fear and faith collide
On the foaming tide
Between gift and grave
We learn to ride
Sea gives life! Sea gives life!
Sea gives song! Sea gives song!
But when storms rise When storms rise!
She drags us down! Drags us down!
Oh the sea, the cruel sea
Sustains and kills
The sea, the wild sea
Bends our will
No promises she makes
No mercy in her wake
What we gain with courage
The salt will take
Yet every night we thank her
When the nets come full
Brother to the ocean
Humble, strong, and true
Sea gives life! Sea gives life!
Sea gives song! Sea gives song!
Through the storm we fight! Through the storm we fight!
Till the morning light! Morning light!
Oh the sea, the endless sea
We breathe her, she breathes me
The man and the sea
Forever free
Oh, the sea, the endless sea