

Prompt / Lyrics
Verse 1: The Blacksmith) I once hammered iron and worked the red coals, With a roof o'er my head and a peace in my soul. Now I’m pounding at rust on a deck made of ice, And I’d give all the gold just to see my forge twice. (Chorus) (Call) I’d trade every jewel for a walk in the mud! (Response) The sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Call) We’re ten miles from shore, in the wake of the flood! (Response) And the sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Verse 2: The Tailor) I sat on a bench with a needle and thread, With a soft woolen blanket and wine for my bed. Now my fingers are frozen, my needles are bone, And I’m stitching a shroud for a man I’ve not known. (Chorus) (Call) I’d trade every jewel for a walk in the mud! (Response) The sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Call) We’re ten miles from shore, in the wake of the flood! (Response) And the sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Verse 3: The Priest) I preached to the pews from a pulpit of oak, Of a merciful God and the prayers that He spoke. But there’s no holy mercy in hunger and gale, And I’m cursed by the wind as I haul on the sail. (Chorus) (Call) I’d trade every jewel for a walk in the mud! (Response) The sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Call) We’re ten miles from shore, in the wake of the flood! (Response) And the sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Verse 4: The Thief) I lived by the shadows and picked at the lock, Thinking life was a misery down on the dock. But a dungeon is warm and a cage has a floor, And I’d crawl back to prison to see land once more. (Chorus) (Call) I’d trade every jewel for a walk in the mud! (Response) The sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! (Call) We’re ten miles from shore, in the wake of the flood! (Response) And the sea only hungers for a drop of sailor's blood! here
Tags
Traditional sea shanty, group of male voices, rhythmic stomps and claps, raw and unpolished, deep bass vocals, high ener
2:13
No
3/1/2026