The Helmsman

To oar, to oar, the helmsman did cry We're close to the shore and the tides running high There's gold in this place and we're willing to try And the gods would favor the bold These Irish will flee as we come from the sea Aye the Norsemen are sailing for gold The Norsemen are sailing for gold

To arms, to arms, the helmsman did say They've chosen to meet us in battle today They cannot withstand us, they'll soon run away And the gods would favor the brave So let fly the spear, there'll be slaughter here Aye the Norse have come over the waves The Norse have come over the waves

Stand firm, stand firm, the helmsman did shout Though many have fallen our hearts are still stout Should we retreat it would end in a rout And the gods would favor the strong So here we shall stand to the very last man Aye the Norse will remember our song The Norse will remember our song

Rise up, rise up, the Valkyries cry Odin appointed this day you would die Mount up on our horses, to Valhalla we fly And the gods still honor the brave Outnumbered you stood as a true hero would True Norsemen go such to their graves Norsemen go such to their graves

No sound, no sound, save the rush of the sea The ravens are feeding, they won't feed on me For when our line broke, I hid in the trees And the gods have forgotten my name I cannot go home, forever I roam For the Norse would remember my shame The Norse will remember my shame