The Raven's Wing
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The Raven’s Wing
In the darkling night when shadows wake And the mist creeps down the icy lake When the stars are dim and the moon is old Then the waves lash high and the wind is cold And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! The day so warm, it was soft as spring And a good ship was the Raven's Wing With a captain bold and an honest crew More honest than the sky false and blue And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! Oh the laden ship was riding low And a hundred miles they had to go But the day was fair and the sun was bright And the sky was clear -- not a cloud in sight And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! A rising wind with the setting sun On before the storm they tried to run For the icy air filled with spray and foam Yet the Raven was only halfway home And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! Fierce autumn gale, came with the night No safety near, not a harbor light Then the witch's wind began to roar In the driving rain they fought for the shore And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! A midnight wave broke over the bow But the captain would not leave the prow Then the stricken ship, let out a groan For the Raven's Wing could not hold her own And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! When the morning came, no ship to save No driftwood floats on the empty wave And they never found where the dead might sleep Nor the broken wreck in the water deep And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! A phantom ship, yet she still sails true And the captain seeks a ghostly crew In November storm over heaving swells To the lonely shore ring the Raven's bells And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! In the darkling night when shadows wake And the gale sweeps down the icy lake For the sailors who dare the storms of fall On the wind they'll hear the Raven's call And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! And the gulls cry ki, ki, ki, and the gulls cry ki! |
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