Three for Silver - These Laughing Bones lyrics

[Verse] The sailor won't keep his hands in his pockets He won't write his letters in red Bad luck is like bad news With no end to how it spreads The sailor k**ed a wren on New Year's Day He nailed his right boot to the mast He never whistle's on board they say But wakes each morning with his flask [Chorus] Beneath the roots of the ocean Under the shade of the sea Gather these laughing bones Darling, beg mercy for me Above the branches of clouds Atop the crown of the sky Let your tears fall And join the waves where I lie [Verse] Good luck is offered to the sailor With a fist he gives it back True luck it floes from the prayer Blood the only thing that can bring it back A broken promise, a broken man A cooper's ax, a guilty hand A tall drink, a head slammed A rivet joined to seal the damned [Chorus] Beneath the roots of the ocean Under the shade of the sea Gather these laughing bones Darling, beg mercy for me Above the branches of clouds Atop the crown of the sky Let your tears fall And join the waves where I lie [Verse] The captain throws a plant from the wheelhouse "Do you want us to wreck? Plants seek the earth just as we do! Bring up some wine to pour on deck." But there's something foul in the mixture The barrel's opened wide There's the sailor at the bottom There's the sailor going over the side [Chorus] Beneath the roots of the ocean Under the shade of the sea Gather these laughing bones Darling, beg mercy for me Above the branches of clouds Atop the crown of the sky Let your tears fall And join the waves where I lie