Nancy Kerr 2010
Inspired by the account in Jaws by Quint of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis on a secret mission carrying atomic bomb components during WWII, which really happened, albeit with more drowning and starvation and only a few shark attacks.
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan: https://kerrfagan.bandcamp.com/track/hauling-on
https://kerrfagan.bandcamp.com/track/hauling-on
Chorus: Keep hauling on Mighty the jaws of morning War has made the billows roar As we keep hauling on We set sail like bold Phoenicians For the gold on the horizon Every soul lost to salvation Every song adieu adieu Our captain is our lord and jailer For his wealth is our starvation Every face a mask of hunger Every song adieu adieu When adrift between two harbors Night falls black upon the water Terror swims in every slumber Bidding dreams adieu adieu With the morning wrapped in silver Rides a shadow on the water Eye as black as any cinder Bidding life adieu adieu Still our souls are on that water Like white gulls caught by the weather Every siren singing danger Every song adieu adieu