[Verse 1]
It was a very long time ago
We set sail, on a one man boat
And all the while we go, stories etched out
On the waters flow

[Pre-Chorus]
John did not know his name
And Matthew spoke of his feeble frame
"My Luke! The navigator"
Well he drew Mark's finger towards the equator

[Chorus]
And I, I could not wait for you to see
And I, I could not wait for you to hear the sounds of the ocean waters
Crashing against the headland
And the earth congratulating the mainland

[Post-Chorus]
Ayy, oh
Ayy, oh

[Verse 2]
Since we’ve been gone so long
I can’t recall the words to my own songs
Thе crusaders say I’m doing fine
And the guitar’s roaring down likе a fine wine
The voice, the voice of an angel
Conjured up from the depths of hell
One thing I forgot to ask them
Was when did this boat become so ecclesiastical
[Refrain]
Ayy, oh
Ayy, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
John did not know his name
And Matthew spoke of his feeble frame
"My Luke! The navigator"
Well he drew Mark's finger towards the equator

[Chorus]
And I, I could not wait for you to see
And I, I could not wait for you to hear the sounds of the ocean waters
Crashing against the headland, and the earth congratulating the mainland

[Post-Chorus]
Ayy, oh
Ayy, oh