Sivert Høyem
Black&gold
Once you were all seafolk and you sailed upon the sea
Crossed the roaring ocean with the devil at your heels
Oh, the time has come again now, I'll tell you how this will unfold
I wanna see the western ocean painted black and gold
Welcome to the seaside, it's been occupied
Burrow to the bottom, and behold!
The mother lode of black and gold
Yes, once you were all sea-wolves, proudest on the western seas
These days you linger in the shade of taller trees
But the devil has a weak spot for the wounded and the poor
For the hungry and the crafty and the wicked and the small
Onward to the seaside, it's been occupied
The mother lode of black and gold
The bounty of the ocean, astronomical amounts
You all know where it's coming from, you all know where it's going
Yes, in the end I always had a cut of every coin
Welcome to the seaside, it's been occupied
Burrow to the bottom, and behold!
The mother lode
You enjoy the seaside now, blindly occupied
Burrow to the bottom, and behold!
The mother lode of black and gold