Jonathan Thompson - Brothers of the Sea Lyrics
The Acasta was her name and riveted on the ClydeA handsome class destroyer with the Ardent at her sideThe orders came to leave the land beyond the Narvik hillsFifteen hundred men rolled and pitched and drilled,Through the seaGlorious was heavily laden the jewel of the fleetMore men, machines and hurricanes that you would wanna meetBut the orders came to break away and steamed their way back homeA foolish choice you might have thought cause it left her all alone,In the seaThen out of a bright June day as elegant as a swanThe fiercest demon of the sea and was known by everyoneThe Scharnhorst wasted little time and hit the Glorious hardNo match for a cargo ship with a hole torn deep inside,In rushed the sea, and they were singingWe’re going down boy’s, we’re going downTo the depths of the deep blue seaRemember, they will rememberFor we are all brothers of the seaAcasta and the Ardent filled the air with smokeA pair of gallant warriors everyone did noteNo Gladiator was in the air nor a Swordfish in the skyTo warn the brothers of the sea that many men could dieIn the seaLike two little sisters they zig zagged through the swellTried to protect the mother ship and the Devonshire as wellThe Ardent disappeared and the Acasta went in hardFired at the Scharnhorst and hurt her deep inside,Raged the seaWell little Tommy Thompson was down below that dayFiring up the Acasta, no chance to get awayHe said goodbye to his Nancy and namesake little boyAs the Scharnhorst opened up and hit her like a toyIn rushed the sea, and he was singingWe’re going down boys we’re going downTo the depths of the deep blue seaRemember, she will rememberFor you are my love NancyWe’re going down boys we’re going downTo the depths of the deep blue seaRemember, they will rememberFor we are all brothers of the seaFor we are all brothers, of the sea
