I\u27m afloat! I\u27m afloat! on the fierce rolling tide,The ocean\u27s my home, and my bark is my bride!Up! up! with my flag! let it wave o\u27er the sea,I\u27m afloat! I\u27m afloat! and the rover is free!I fear not the monarch, I heed not the law;I\u27ve a compass to steer by, a dagger to draw;And ne\u27er as a coward! or slave will I kneel,While my guns carry shot, or my belt bears a steel!Quick! quick! trim her sails, let her sheets kiss the windAnd I warrant we\u27ll soon leave the seagulls behind;Up! up! with my flag! let it wave o\u27er the sea!I\u27m afloat! I\u27m afloat! and the rover is free!I\u27m afloat! I\u27m afloat! and the rover is free!
The night gathers o\u27er us, the thunder is heard;What matter, our vessel skins on like a birdlWhat to her is the dash of the storm ridden main?She has brav\u27d it before, and will brave it again!The fire gleaming flashes around us may fall;They may strike, they may cleave, but they cannot appal;With lightnings above us, and darkness below,Through the wild waste of waters right onward we go;Hurrah! my brave boys, ye may drink, ye may sleepThe stars fiend is hush\u27d, we\u27re a lone on the deepOur flag of defiance still waves o\u27er the sea,Hurrah! boys hurrah! the rover is free! Hurrah! boys hurrah! the rover is free
