Moonfleet Beach Lyrics

Moonfleet Beach lyrics

Moonfleet Beach is a terror of the sea

and most deadly when a southwestern gale

wakes the anger of the wave from its own easy sleep

and I'm the only man who's made it out alive to tell the tale



I was an orphan boy

of 15 years old

when Elsevere took me to his home

I still wonder if he knew

as he kept me from the cold

that later saving my life

he would forfeit his own



when the people of Moonfleet are safe in their beds

they hear the sounds of a struggle against the sea

for the rhythm of the wave is steady in their heads

they thank god they're not fighting for their lives

on Moonfleet Beach



Elsevere was like a good father to me

we got closer and closer each day

but soon time struck cold 

and we had nothing for our bread and meat

so we left our home, condemned our home

and find ourselves a way



with nowhere else to turn we joined with a contraband

and listened on the deck with the crew

to the captain as he said "we'll need every last man

to do their best, now raise the sails we have a dangerous job to do"



we had a smooth trip there

oh lord and it left the peer

but Elsevere lay heavy on the rail

he said "son look yonder there!

our doom is surely near

can't ya feel it hear it blow a strong southwestern gale"



we were blown to the dreaded beach

a rope of strong within our reach

from the people that had gathered from the town

Elsevere grabbed it in his hand

and started making for the land

but he looked and saw that I was almost drowned

he left the rope to rescue me

they pulled me out of the dreadful sea

I looked for Elsevere but he couldn't be found



when the storms blow hard

i lie awake at night

and think about the one father ive known

he saved my soul by giving up his life

just like him who died to give us soul eternal hope



when the people of Moonfleet are safe in their beds

they hear the sounds of a struggle against the sea

for the rhythm of the wave is steady in their heads

they thank god they're not fighting for their lives

on Moonfleet Beach