The Hull and Mast and Sail

Chorus
Sing Hull and Mast and Sail, good sirs,
(All of a stormy day!)
Surely we sing of no little thing,
In Hull and Mast and Sail!
Verse 1
Of all the ships that brave the foam,
The empire to adorn,
Greater are none beneath the Sun,
Than the ones the tide has worn.
Chorus
Sing Hull and Mast and Sail, good sirs,
(All of a stormy day!)
Surely we sing of no little thing,
In Hull and Mast and Sail!
Verse 2
Sing Hull, for the oak of the water-line,
Or the hold for the spices rare!
Sing Mast, for the reach of the mountain pine,
In the freezing northern air!
Sing Sail, for the sheet with the wind in the gut,
Where the ocean’s heart is torn!
And surely we sing of no little thing,
In Hull and Mast and Sail!
Chorus
Sing Hull and Mast and Sail, good sirs,
(All of a stormy day!)
Surely we sing of no little thing,
In Hull and Mast and Sail!
Verse 3
Oh, do not tell the Guard our course,
Or he would name it a crime;
But we have been out in the gale's dark force,
A-beating the reach of time!
And we bring you news by word of mouth—
Good news for the gold and corn—
Now is the Sun come up from the South,
By Hull and Mast and Sail!
Chorus
Sing Hull and Mast and Sail, good sirs,
(All of a stormy day!)
Surely we sing of no little thing,
In Hull and Mast and Sail!

Traditional folk shanty, group male harmonies, rhythmic wooden stomps, accordion, rustic maritime vibe