Lyrics

They wandered over hill and dale
Filled with matters of the day
The good ship Speedwell had now failed
Near Juan Fernandez bay

Homeward bound, the rigging set
Chattels stowed away
Rations short and men were fraught
All hell had come to play

Shipwreck, lying on the seabed
Shipwreck, four and twenty men dead
Down to Davey’s locker gone
Davey Jones he takes them all
Shipwreck, listen well you’ll hear her call

It’s said they shot an Albatross
Before they lost their way
A storm blew in to mark their sin
And took their craft away

Down, down and down she sank
Laying their treasures bare
The man with the misplaced gun to thank
Cargo with the sea they share

Shipwreck, lying on the seabed
Shipwreck, four and twenty men dead
Down to Davey’s locker gone
Davey Jones he takes them all
Shipwreck, listen well you’ll hear her call