Man In The Pumps Lyrics - Alestorm

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Well I was just a boy of 12 when I first left the land 

I'd never seen a pump before nor held one in my hand 

But fate it had in store for me a different destiny 

When I joined the crew of the leakiest ship that ever sailed the seas 

We were a crew of scurvy dogs but sure we loved to pump 

Even though the ship we sailed was just a ragged dump 

Every day we pumped together standing side by side 

The water kept on creeping in, I thought that we might die 

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Twas in the gulf of Mexico we sailed a crimson tide 

And all the other pirates began to run and hide 

"This is a devil's omen, we cannot pump these seas" 

I found myself alone on deck, so the task it fells to me 

The pumpy quest ahead of me was ominous and grim 

Our ship was sinking rapidly, the red tide flowing in 

I battened down the hatches, prepared to do what's right 

I screamed a mighty battle cry and pumped all through the night 

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Into the oceans of hell, my friend 

Into the oceans we ride 

Pump with both hands 'til you're back on dry land 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

We're sailing the seas 'til we die 

Then daylight came, and all was calm, the ship she did not sink 

And all the crew did celebrate their rescue from the brink 

But when they spied where I did lay, the mood it fell bereft 

For by the time the sun arose, I'd pumped myself to death