The Hungry Sea

Down to the sea, the hungry sea,
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
Seeking food for the bairns and me,
Seeking food in the hungry sea;
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
My man and my lad--their bones are white,
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
Into the maw of the grim black night,
Their hearts were bold and their faces bright;
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
The sun was red and the clouds were black,
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
And the sky was heavy with flying wrack,
When forth they fared,--and they came not back;
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
Forth they fared and they came not back,
_O the sea is hungry ever_!
O, I fear the sea, and I hate the sea,
That took my man and my lad from me;
_O the sea is hungry ever_!