Let Her Go Down Lyrics

Let Her Go Down by Steeleye Span
(INTRO:( C G C F (2x)
VERSE 1:
Sometime in October,
We sailed from England's shore
When we sailed into a raging storm
Like I've never, ever seen before
And all of the crew, they were brave men
But the captain, he was braver
He said, "Never mind the ship, me boys,
There's none of us here can save her??
CHORUS:
??Let her go down
Swim for your lives
Swim for your children
Swim for your wives
But let her go down
Let her go down??
VERSE 2:
Lost in the open ocean
There were some of the crew and me
As the captain steered our wounded ship
To the bottom of an angry sea
And with his dying breath we all heard him say,
"It's the fortune of a sailor"
And he said, "Never mind the ship, me boys,
There's none of us here can save her??
CHORUS:
??Let her go down
Swim for your lives
Swim for your children
Swim for your wives
But let her go down
Let her go down??
* Key change - Up 2 semi-tones *
VERSE 3:
He wondered if his shipmates
Were ready just to pray and give in
So he called their names out one by one
But there was no one else around but him
He saw the ship go down in the fading light
And he knew he could have saved her
He said, "The captain lied, when the captain cried",
'There's none of us here can save her";
CHORUS:
??Let her go down
Swim for your lives
Swim for your children
Swim for your wives
But let her go down
Let her go down
Let her go down
Let her go down??