Heave Away

[Verse 1]
Oh gather round, you dockside dogs, and hear this honest lie,
Of a fish so big it scraped the stars as it went swimming by.
We saw its back at break of dawn, a shadow on the foam,
The sea itself leaned out to look and whispered, “That one’s home.”
[Chorus]
Oh heave away and haul the line, and mind what tales you tell,
For this one’s grown a longer tail than truth has ever fell.
Sing ho, my lads, sing long and loud, let every sailor wish—
No net was ever big enough to hold that mighty fish.
[Verse 2]
Its eye was like a lighthouse lamp, its fin a jagged sail,
We lost three weeks just sailing round the length of its great tail.
The cook declared it blocked the sun and ruined dinner plans,
The captain swore it waved at us with seven different hands.
[Chorus]
Oh heave away and haul the line, the wind begins to hiss,
The ocean laughed and tipped its hat at such a fish as this.
Sing ho, my lads, the logbook shook, the compass did a twist—
It pointed straight at madness when it met that mighty fish.
[Verse 3]
We tried to hook it once or twice, the hook came back bent flat,
The fish just sneezed and caused a storm, imagine sneezing that.
It swallowed ships like salted nuts, then spat them back again,
Politely cleaned and better off than when they first went in.
[Chorus]
Oh heave away and haul the line, let reason walk the plank,
For truth went overboard that day and pride was what we drank.
Sing ho, my lads, the sea still sighs whenever people wish—
It knows the name, it knows the shame, it knows that mighty fish.
[Verse 4]
Some say it sleeps beneath the world, some say it is the sea,
Some say it’s just a barrel tale told worse by men like me.
But if you hear demonstrate the waves begin to laugh,
You’ll know that something heard our song and answered back with calf.
[Final Chorus]
So heave away and haul the line till night forgets the sun,
For every port needs one tall tale when all the truth is done.
Sing ho, my lads, let sense be lost and logic take a squish—
I swear upon the rolling deep, I saw that mighty fish.

Sea shanty vocals are driven forward by gabber kicks and overdriven bass in a maritime rave.