This tempest is a beast
Chased them seven leagues at least
But now they know the ship is going down
Though they put up a fight
There was no hope in sight
And each damned one is waiting here to drown

The cook was down below
Still shuffling to and fro
Shouted, “Are you all ready to dine?”
We asked if he was mad
He said, “It’s not that bad”
With the sea up to his chest said, “We’ll be fine.”

[Chorus]
The tempest grows
And now they know
This is the thing they should’ve feared
They wait for hell
With tales to tell
Before they’re swallowed by Poseidon’s beard

The gunner is a fearsome sight
“I’ll not go without a fight
For I signed up to spill some blood!
I’ve fought worse than you
My rage has seen me through
I’ll be damned if I’ll be beaten by a flood.”
The captain at the wheel
Prayed, “Dear God, I’ll make a deal
If we make it home and we grow old
I’ll recant all I have been
And won’t go to sea again
And we’ll give back the treasures that we stole.”

[Chorus]
The tempest grows
And now they know
This is the thing they should’ve feared
They wait for hell
With tales to tell
Before they’re swallowed by Poseidon’s beard

The Chaplin at the boom
Said, “I knew that we were doomed
There’s not a hope for any of us now!
What’s the point of fighting on
For too soon we’ll all be gone.”
And without another word leapt off the bow

The ship was fading fast
Said the Mate, “We’ll never last!
I guess I’ll toast the fates, now with this rum!
And if we’re gonna to die
I might as well be high
‘Cause the icy sea better when you’re numb.”
[Chorus]
The tempest grows
And now they know
This is the thing they should’ve feared
They wait for hell
With tales to tell
Before they’re swallowed by Poseidon’s beard

The tempest grows
And now they know
This is the thing they should’ve feared
They wait for hell
With tales to tell
Before they’re swallowed by Poseidon’s beard

There’s no more rain and wind
The storm came to an end
And they don’t have to fight it any more
The sea is calm and clear
They have nothing more to fear
Lying there upon the ocean floor