Track · Apr 25, 2026 · English

Salt and Canvas

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2:50

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Heave, my boys, at dawn

The harbor shakes awake

Cold spray on the rail

And tar runs black as snakes

One more haul for the crown

One more line to draw

Grip the rope, don't slack

Or the deep will take your jaw

[Pre-Chorus]

Pull, pull, hands on tight

Feel that timber strain

She won't sing for the weak

She'll only sing for the brave

[Chorus]

Way, hey, haul away

Hold that line, don't sway

Way, hey, haul away

If the sea takes one

We'll come back ten more ways

[Verse 2]

Mackerel flash below

Like coins in a torn green purse

We laughed at the storm

Then it answered us first

Rain hit like stones

And the mast bent low

Still we rowed through the teeth

With a cracked old song to go

[Pre-Chorus]

Pull, pull, hands on tight

Feel that timber strain

She won't sing for the weak

She'll only sing for the brave

[Chorus]

Way, hey, haul away

Hold that line, don't sway

Way, hey, haul away

If the sea takes one

We'll come back ten more ways

[Bridge]

Oh, the moon wore thin

And the night got mean

But I saw your lamp

Through the salt and steam

So brace your knees

And lift your name

We were born for the tide

And the tide knows our frame

[Final Chorus]

Way, hey, haul away

Hold that line, don't sway

Way, hey, haul away

If the sea takes one

We'll come back ten more ways

Style

sea shanty with stomping work-song rhythmcall-and-response versesdriving handclaps and crew shouts; verse lines ride a rolling two-steppre-chorus pulls back to solo voice and boot-stompchorus opens with full gang vocals and tight harmony. add rope-creak accentsgull criesand a swell before the last chorus. roughbuoyantand wide in the mix.shantyenglish

Prompt

A sea shanty

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CANNONS46

GeneratedApr 25, 2026

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