My Mother Told Me

My mother told me
Someday I will buy
Galley with good oars
Sail to distant shores

Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer
Steady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men

My mother told me
Someday I will buy
Galley with good oars
Sail to distant shores

Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer
Steady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men

My mother told me
Someday I will buy
Galley with good oars
Sail to distant shores

Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer
Steady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men

My mother told me
Someday I will buy (buy)
Galley with good oars
Sail to distant shores

Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer (steady)
Steady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men