The Rumjacks - The terrible sea lyrics

The wind howls mournful & low o'er the hole in his heart Left a note for his Mother to say he'd be joinin' his Da' He said "The Devils all pissed 'cause I danced with his daughter I were born to be hung, so I don't fear the water If he wants me he can chase me below the terrible sea." There's a pinch of tobacco tucked into the sleeve of his coat And a dirty black penny to pay the old man on the boat He honours the rocks with a cruciform pose Singin' "my love is like a red, red rose" In a single explosion he's gone to the terrible sea