[Verse 1]
When the seas are calm and the waters are warm
When the skies are clear and the waves well-met
Then any old sailor will warn you that
Everything is calm before the storm

[Chorus]
Be on your guard
For the waters hit hard when you're unprepared
Let it all begin
For a storm's a brewin', power uncompared

[Verse 2]
Sailing in a ship that isn't for space
Riding with my crew 'till the brink of day
Got the wind on our backs, no need to fear
Uphold sailor's code as the clouds draw near

[Chorus]
Be on your guard
For the waters hit hard when you're unprepared
Let it all begin
For a storm's a brewin', power uncompared

[Verse 3]
When the tide runs low, you better beware
Because of pirates in the cove out there
At the sound of alarm, Captain closed a door
When the curtain falls and the rain down pours
[Chorus]
Be on your guard
For the waters hit hard when you're unprepared
Let it all begin
For a storm's a brewin', power uncompared

[Verse 4]
Feel the wood and string that holds up the ship
The sail's alive, moving in our grip
'Twas a hunk of wood, lifeless and dead
'Till we carved it up into a boat instead

[Chorus]
Be on your guard
For the waters hit hard when you're unprepared
Let it all begin
For a storm's a brewin', power uncompared

[Verse 5]
Thunder claps, never free of strife
As the waves they crash, rain brings new life
As we dance in the drizzle, Joyful Jolly Rogers, see
The boat of life rides a stormy sea

[Chorus]
Be on your guard (hey!)
For the waters hit hard when you're unprepared
Let it all begin (oh!)
For a storm's a brewin', power uncompared