Nine nights they sing for a body
We sang nine nights for a stack of wood and wire
Somewhere past the shipping lane the water turned heavy
And the crate in the hold started answering the choir

Nine night at sea, nine night at sea
Sing it awake, don't sing it down
Nine night at sea, nine night at sea
We're not burying the sound, we're moving the ground

Every generation carries something across some water
Some of us chose the boat, most of us never did
I keep telling myself this one's different, this one's ours
Then I count how many times somebody said that before us

Nine night at sea, nine night at sea
Sing it awake, don't sing it down
Nine night at sea, nine night at sea
We're not burying the sound, we're moving the ground