Clutch - Big News (radio Edit) Lyrics
Off the shore of LaboradorThe crew labored to bilge the holdThe stern it floundered in the shoalThe bow bucked up like a broncoThe crew was strong 'til Captain called"Throw the spermaceti o'erThrow the spermaceti overboard, overboard"The captain woke with sandy eyes"Am I alone?" the old sir cried"'tis I" he heard a bitter voice reply"Jason Kip of ?townI fear the men have all been drownedAnd we two are the only to survive, to survive"Nancy was a pretty girlGolden hair and eyes of pearlAnd she made a pretty brideFor the ancient Captain BlyHer true love was Jason KipPorter on the Captain's shipNancy paced the widow's walkListening to the widow's talkShe heard "Nancy, do not weep,The ship is late, but just a week""My late husband Captain PierceWas gone once for several years.He returned with silk and spiceMinus one leg and his eyes"In the end the ocean has its revengeWhether tomorrow or 100 yearsThe Captain was a giant manWith miles of intestinesAnd a stomach larger thanThe Persian GulfWas not 3 weeks when Bly took chaseAnd in his sleep untied himAnd without a thought he ate himClean and whole, clean and wholeAs the Captain licked his lipsHe was spotted by a shipNancy truly was relievedBut for Jason how she grievedIn a carriage they rode homeAny guilt he did not showAs they sat to dine that nightHe lacked any appetiteAs the two lay in their bedCaptain's gut turned cherry redWith the sounds of gale-force windSprung an angry Jason KipIn the end the ocean has its revengeWhether tomorrow or 100 yearsIt takes limbs and livesAnd from the wives an equal ocean of their fallen tears
