Look what the sea washed in
I don’t want to see my face again
The water has turned to mud
These days I’ve been so fucked up
All for the love of gold…

And we are the brave when there’s nothing to be scared of
And we are the saved when there’s nothing here to tempt us
‘O like the love of gold…

A mermaid but they don’t believe
She stole me away from my destiny
But, under the waves a man can’t breathe
and what will they do without me to lead…

ah, la, la, la, la, la, la, I don’t want to be a captain no more
ah, la, la, la, la, la, la, and I don’t want to be a monster
But, I’m afraid that I have been both
‘O all for the love of gold
all for the love of gold…

Now look what the sea washed in
Tell their wives and their children I’m sorry
You’ll never see my face again
and I’ll never see no gold