[Verse 1]
There was a bad man who ran a shippin' town
He'd send you down the Wishkah set up to drown
I hear he killed a hundred, only two were found
Now William's on the waterfront, he drags across the ground

[Chorus]
Out on the harbor sirens sing
"Goodnight Irene, oh I'll see you in my dreams"
Those found wanting will be drawn beneath
To end up as ghosts who haunt the streets of Aberdeen

[Verse 2]
There was a singer who stole the siren's song
And on a bank of the river, he sang all winter long
But water don't forgive you once you've done her wrong
He came down as rain when they found him dead at dawn

[Chorus]
Out on the harbor sirens sing
"Goodnight Irene, oh I'll see you in my dreams"
Those found wanting will be drawn beneath
To end up as ghosts who haunt the streets of Aberdeen

[Verse 3]
If we all die tomorrow, send us out to sea
Don't let our song come back in harmony
And on All Hallows' Eve, set the lost souls free
And shine a red light on the ones that don't believe
[Chorus]
Out on the harbor sirens sing
"Goodnight Irene, oh I'll see you in my dreams"
Those found wanting will be drawn beneath
To end up as ghosts who haunt the streets of Aberdeen