[Verse 1]
I've wrestled 'round with raging squalls
And it's wreaking havoc
I wrest my course to break my crew
Of their filthy habits

They raid the righteous sailors
Seeking honest trade
They compromise the kind of calm
We all embrace

[Chorus]
It's full ahead in spite of all
The sea has teeth that tear you
As you rise and fall
Hold fast to hope
Abandon gall

[Verse 2]
This vessel vexes every nerve
And so tests my patience
But I know it's more than I deserve
This relic of ancients

She's listing like a drunken
Midshipmen ashore
But she'll right herself
When she in ballast is restored
[Chorus]
It's full ahead in spite of all
The sea has teeth that tear you
As you rise and fall
Hold fast to hope
Abandon gall

It's full ahead in spite of all
The sea has teeth that tear you
As you rise and fall
Hold fast to hope
Abandon gall