Black Sea Gale

Seven score and seven more

Were bound for Batumi

And hardly got away before

a tempest shook the sea

Posiedon sends

mighty hordes

lash the sails

strain the cords

sing it all away,

the black sea gale-oh

to the yoeman straight away

He answered with a grin

I know not where we're going to

But I sure know where we've been

wind comes on

shakes the sky

We press on

Faces high

Sing it all away,

The Black Sea Gale

Odessa, we sing so loud

Odessa, we sing so proud

Odessa, amidst the howling wail

Odessa, your sons are lost

Their weary bodies tossed

And pitched up to the rail

Black Sea Gale

you can take Odessa men

and shake them to the bone

but songs they learned at mother's knee

will always bring 'em home

linden trees

strain and bend

storm is gone

rise again

Sing it all away,

The Black Sea Gale

Odessa, we sing so loud

Odessa, we sing so proud

Odessa, amidst the howling wail

Odessa, your sons are lost

Their weary bodies tossed

Odessa, faces high

Black Sea Gale

Odessa, we sing so loud

Odessa, we sing so proud

Odessa, amidst the howling wail

Odessa, your sons are lost

Their weary bodies tossed

And pitched up to the rail

Black Sea Gale

Sea Gale