Let Her Go Down Lyrics - Hollies

Sometime in October 

we sailed from England's shore 

When we sailed into a raging storm 

like I never ever seen before 

And all of the crew they were brave men 

but the captain he was braver 

and he said 

"Never mind the ship me boys 

There's none of us here can save her" 

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Let her go down Swim for your lives 

Swim for your children swim for your wives 

Let her go down Let her go down 

Lost in the open ocean 

there was some of the crew and me 

while the captain steered our wounded ship 

to the bottom of an angry sea 

And with his dying breath 

we all heard him say 

"It's just the fortune of sailor" 

and he said 

"Never mind the ship me boys 

There's none of us here can save her" 

chorus 

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He wondered if his shipmates 

were ready to just pray and give in 

so he called their names out one by one 

but there was no one else around but him 

He saw the ship go down the fading light 

and he knew that they could have saved her 

He said 

"The captain lied when the captain cried 

'There's none of us here can save her' " 

chorus 

Swim for your lives 

Swim for your children swim for your wives 

Let her go down Let her go down 

Swim for your lives