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
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 adieuÂ