We were headed home from the port of Tapen Hadn't had a clue what stood in our way The wind was good and the skies were clear Couldn't see a thing that we should fear The clouds rolled in when snapped the sails (snapped the sails) Capitan says boys we're headed for a gale (headed for a gale) So we backed down rigging Belfast train (Belfast train) And the bolster howl through the driving rain There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side The thunder roared and the lightning flashed (lightning flashed) The ocean rolled and the cold waves crashed (cold waves crashed) We pointed the nose right towards a squall (towards a squall) And over and haul we heard the bolster's call There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side Then it all stopped just as it began (as it began) And a cheer went up from each boy and man (each boy and man) The capitan says no, this is just the eye (just the eye) And there's much worse coming on the other side There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side Just as he said it rolled back and again (back and again) We were battling in the rain and the hail and wind (and the hail and wind) We knew the ship couldn't take much more (take much more) And once again we heard the bolster's roar There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side All crew that day the storm raged on (the storm raged on) And we paddled back to the next dawn (back to the next dawn) When we saw the Sun we knew we were clear (knew we were clear) And we all hope never again to hear There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side There's a storm Blowing side to side There's a storm Six miles wide There's a storm No place to hide We're gonna ride it out to the other side We're gonna ride it out to the other side We're gonna ride it out to the other side