[Intro]

I never was one for the drinking and dance

But I lived by the dice and the cards in my hands

But the goddess of fortune seemed loather of the sea

There were none of the crew who was poorer than me

I was walking the deck on a cold starry night

When the shape of a spectre appeared in my sight

He said, "I am Jones, and I've seen your demise

I've been moved by your suffering, I will help you rise."

[Chorus]

I'm his fool you see

And he's waiting for me

Down below, in a bottomless chasm

I'm his sailor to be

And he's waiting for me

Down below, down below, down below

[Verse 1]

He said I'll make you richest of all of your crew

In return I require a promise from you

When your sand has run out, when your time here is through

You'll sign up for me without further ado

I complied and I signed with my blood on the line

With no thought of my life, only gold in my mind

But I was deceived, I wish I had known

That I would be richest, but also alone

[Chorus]

I'm his fool you see

And he's waiting for me

Down below, in a bottomless chasm

I'm his sailor to be

And he's waiting for me

Down below, down below, down below

[Verse 2]

The next day I woke to a scream from the hold

Where the first mate was found lying bleeding and cold

And a sailor came running with a nail in his eye

So we all ran to help him, but I knew he would die

Soon enough we were caught in a fight for our lives

In a torrent of hail from a blue cloudless sky

When a freak wave swept half of the crew overboard

The captain went mad, and he fell on his sword

[Chorus]

I'm his fool you see

And he's laughing at me

Down below, in a bottomless chasm

I'm his sailor to be

And he's waiting for me

Down below, down below, down below

[Verse 3]

Now I'm drifting alone on an ocean so vast

The ships wealthiest sailor, but also the last

There's a wind out of nowhere that's filling my sails

There's a sprinkling of frost building up on the rails

[Chorus]

I'm his fool you see

And he's laughing at me

Down below, in a bottomless chasm

I'm his sailor to be

And he's waiting for me

Down below, down below, down below

I'm his fool you see

And he's laughing at me

Down below, in a bottomless chasm

I'm his sailor to be

And he's waiting for me

Down below, down below, down below

Down below, down below, down below

Down below, down below, down below