Black & Gold - Sivert Høyem

Once you were all sea-folk and you sailed upon the seas

You crossed the roaring ocean with the devil at your heels

Your 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 wounded and the poor

For the hungry and the crafty and the wicked and the small

Onward to the seaside

It’s been occupied

Burrow to the bottom

And behold!

-The mother lode

Of black and gold

Keep that fire burning, keep a keen eye on the count

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