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The Hungry Sea

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Down to the sea, the hungry sea,         O the sea is hungry ever!     Seeking food for the bairns and me,     Seeking food in the hungry sea;         O the sea is hungry ever!     My man and my lad--their bones are white,         O the sea is hungry ever!     Into the maw of the grim black night,     Their hearts were bold and their faces bright;         O the sea is hungry ever!     The sun was red and the clouds were black,         O the sea is hungry ever!     And the sky was heavy with flying wrack,     When forth they fared,--and they came not back;         O the sea is hungry ever!     Forth they fared and they came not back,         O the sea is hungry ever!     O, I fear the sea, and I hate the sea,     That took my man and my lad from me;         O the sea is hungry ever!

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