I am the ship that will never reach port
Sail all night for the pirate's sport
I am the ship that will never get caught
Well I sail all night, and I sail in the morn
By the morning light I'm still sailing on
Yes I am the ship that will never reach port
All the times that you have thought
I am the ship that is sailing on
To the endless seas far from the land
And I sail over the horizon
And I sail on from the dunes of sand
I am the ship that will never reach port
For I chase the fish can never be caught
Well I chase him south and I chase him north
Yes I am the ship that will never reach port
I am the ship that will never reach port
For I follow the rainbow for the gold I sought
And I sail through rain and I sail through snow
And I sail through the desert sun that I know
I am the ship that will never reach port
and I fight in the wars for the sailor's sport
And the devil knows my name but I am never caught
No until my fame tells the tale of my sort
I am the ship that will never reach port
And I carry no anchor and hold my court
For the kings come to me for to get taught
How to run the game like the devil's sport
I am the ship that will never reach port
And I keep them guessing just as long as I ought
And there is no answer, no answer can be bought
With their pots of gold and their rich consort
And I never reach the final goal
Yes I am the ship with the ghost like soul
I am the ship against the rainbow
That chases the light, that chases the snow
I am the ship that will never reach port
Through the many wars that I have fought
I am the ship that will never reach port
A sailor's life is for the devil's sport
Down to the south where humpbacks are caught
Up to the North where ice cuts life short
I am the ship that will never reach port
Well the sabres swing, and scabbards fly
And gull on the wing will teach us how to sigh
And the swords they flash and the sailors cry
I am the ship that keeps fighting til I die
Yes I fought on through the wars of old
I fought to the rainbow for the pot of gold
I fought to the ends of the earth you see
For I am the ship on the rolling sea
And it rolls on down and it rolls on wide
And it rolls forever to the bright sunshine
And it rolls there now and it rolls so fine
And it rolls on down to the bright sunshine
Yes I am the ship that will never reach land
And I never touched sand and I never held a hand
I am the ship that will sail alone
Through the times of the age, but never reach home
I am the ship that will never reach port
I will sail all night and I'll never get caught
And the fires on the raging seas of time
And I'll never stop, never stop while I'm in my prime
And I wend and I wander through the days of olde
And the seas are coming and the seas are cold
And the waves are breaking on the ship's stronghold
The ship that will never reach the land
For the love who will never hold my hand
I am the ship that will never reach land
I will keep on sailing for as long as I can
I put down no anchor and ask the help of no man
Yes I am the ship that will never reach land
I ask for no quarter, no quarter from man
I am given no help except to stick to the plan
To be the ship that will never reach land
I am the ship that will never reach land
I am the ship that will never reach port
For I'm chasing the fish that will not be caught
And we chase him south and we chase him North
To the river mouth and round the horn
And the sailors shout and bloody oaths are sworn
In the dirty mouth of babes fresh born
They cry we are the fish who will never get caught
Through the summer drought or the winter storm
And I heard him out yes I heard the sails torn
He was the tavern tout, a drunken sailor of the morn
And spoke his story through the windows cry
