Oh Admiral! Admiral!
I beseech you, there beyond the stern
To the horizon the skies have darkened
The sun has been eclipsed!
Gusts like daggers thrash at our sails
Oh Admiral! Do you not see?
Rabid foam churns to eat at our hull
And the sea’s tumult has snared us!
A black sky and black sea
And we are caught among them
Oh Admiral! The storm is upon us!
Rain collides onto our decks
Thunder deafens our ears
Oh Admiral! Fight back!
Order the battle to commence
Unleash the fury of our arsenal
Fire smoothbore and carronades!
Command the waves to cease
Demand the clouds to part!
Oh Admiral! Your fleet!
They splinter and scatter
Why can’t you stop this massacre?
Quell the sea with our artillery
Wage war on this squall
But you cower instead!
Oh Admiral! Help us!
If you cannot control the depths
The sea will swallow us all!
Must we abandon this ship?
Our steel and timber cannot stand
To conquer the ocean’s wrath!
Oh Admiral! You have forsaken me!
But who then will command?
Now I beg for mercy!
I beg for deliverance!
Oh Admiral! You have betrayed me!
I have betrayed me
Now we will all surely perish!
I am stripped of my rank
I fought against you too long
Oh God! Take this helm!
Turn my warship into worship