as our ships sails under moonlight the mighty north-wind blows there's a scream come from the cabin not a sailor could have known is it he who k**ed the captain? is it he who cut him down? is our masquerade not over? has the king not found his crown? see i'm a man of quick decisions a farmer from the west i will find the captains murderer and i will fight him for the rest so if i die, burn the bridges if i don't, ring the bell cause we will drag his bloody body we will hang it from the sails cause i won't be home for your winter no, i won't be home for your spring if the good lord comes to find this body here of mine he will see, yes he will see see there was blood upon the window the thunder rolled on by when we saw the lightning coming we heard the farmer cry "swim for shore, cause i'm a dead man, burn the boat to the ground! i've got the devil in my bosom, and god can't save me now" cause i won't be home for your winter and i won't be home for your spring if the good lord comes to find this body here of mine he will see, yes he will see that was the last time we had seen him the ship sank to the sea and if you listen to the wind blow you'll hear the farmer scream "swim for shore, cause i'm a dead man, burn the boat to the ground! i've got the devil in my bosom, god, no god can't save me now" cause i won't be home for your winter and i won't be home for your spring if the good lord comes to find this body here of mine he will see, yes he will see