The Decemberists - The Mariner’s Revenge Song
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We
are
two
mari
ners
32
Our ships’
sole
sur
vi
vors
70
In
this
bel
ly
of
a
wha
le.
122
Its
ribs
are
cei
ling
beams
~
188
Its
guts
are
car
pe
ting
228
I
guess
we
have
some
time
to
~
kill.
284
You
may
not
remem
~
~
ber me
344
I
was a
~
child
of
three
386
And
you
a lad
of
eigh
te
en.
438
But
I
re
mem
ber
you
500
And
I
will
relate
to
you
536
How
our
histo
ries
in
ter
we
ave.
590
At
the
time
you
were
a
rake
and
a
roust
a
bout
704
Spen
ding
all
your
mo
ney
on
the
whores
and
ho
unds.
836
Oh
Oh
894
You
had
a
char
ming
air.
930
All
cheap
and
de
bo
nair
970
My
wi
dowed
mo
ther
found
so
swe
et.
1030
And
so
she
took
you
in.
1090
Her
sheets
still
warm
with
him.
1130
Now
filled
with
filth
and
foul
di
sea
se
1186
As
time
wore
on
1236
You
proved
a
debt-
rid
den
drun
ken
me
~ess.
1306
Lea
ving
my
mo
ther
a
poor
con
sump
tive
wretch.
1442
Oh
Oh
1492
And
then
you
dis
a
ppeared
1530
Your
gamb
~e
ling
a
rrears
1568
The
on
ly
thing
you
left
be
hi
~ind.
1626
And
then
the
ma
gis
trate
1688
Re
claimed
our
small
es
tate
1728
And
my
poor
mo
ther
lost
her
mi
~ind
1786
Then
one
day
in
spring
my
dear
sweet
mo
ther
died.
1896
But
be
fore
she
did
I
took
her
hands
as
she
dy
ing
cri
~ied
2030
Oh
Oh
2088
Find
him,
bind
him,
2140
Tie
him
to
a
pole
and
break
his
fin
gers
to
splin
ters,
2230
Drag
him
to
a
hole
2262
Untill
he
wakes
up
na
ked
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Claw
ing
at
the
cei
ling
of
his
grave.
2392
It
took
me
fif
teen
years
2696
To
swal
low
all
my
tears
2740
A
mong
the
ur
chins
in
the
stre
~et.
2800
Un
til
a
pri
o
ry
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Took
pi
ty
and
hi
red
me
2916
To
keep
their
ves
try
nice
and
nea
~at
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But
ne
ver
once
in
the
em
ploy
of
these
ho
ly
men
3116
Did
I
e
ver
once
turn
my
mind
from
the
thought
of
re
venge
3284
Oh
Oh
3344
One
night
I
o
ver
heard
3386
The
prior
ex
chan
ging
words
3428
With a
peni
tent
wha
ler
from
the
se
~ea.
3486
The
cap
tain
of
his
ship
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Who
matched
you
toe
to
tip
3588
Was
known
for
wan
ton
cru
el
t
~y
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The
fol
low
ing
day
I
shipped
to
sea
with
a
pri
va
teer
3760
And
in
the
whis
tle
of
the
wind
I
could
al
most
he
ar.
3900
Oh
Oh
3960
Find
him,
bind
him,
tie
him
to
a
pole
4048
And
break
his
fin
gers
to
splin
ters.
4108
Drag
him
to
a
hole
4139
Un
till
he
wakes
up
na
ked
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Claw
ing
at
the
cei
ling
of
his
grave.
4268
There
is
one
thing
I
must
say
to
you
4436
As
you
sail
a
cross
the
sea
4524
Al
ways
your
mo
ther
will
watch
o
ver
you
4630
As
you
a
venge
this
wi
cked
deed
4726
And
then,
that
fate
ful
night
5818
We
had
you
in
our
sight
5868
Af
ter
twen
ty
months
at
se
~ea.
5928
Your
star
board
flank
a
beam
5994
I
was
getting
my
mus
kets
clean
6042
When
came
this
rum
bling
from
be
neath
6106
The
o
cean
shook
the
sky
went
black
and
the
cap
tain
quailed
6264
And
be
fore
us
grew
the
an
gry
jaws
of
a
gi
ant
wha
~ale
6430
Don’t
know
how
I
sur
vived
6652
The
crew
all
was
chewed
a
live
6700
I
must
have
slipped
be
tween
his
te
~eth.
6752
But,
oh,
what
pro
vi
dence.
6822
What
di
vine
in
tel
li
gence.
6870
That
you
should
sur
vive
as
well
as
me
6930
It
gives
my
heart
great
joy
to
see
your
eyes
fill
with
fear
7058
So
lean
in
close
and
I
will
whis
per
the
last
words
~
you’ll
he
ar
7202
Oh
~