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The Raven - Song

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A Sea Shanty about a boat called the Raven that travels between Home and Wild ...

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The Raven

On the day of awakening

Just before dawn

Did they board

Four salty fisherman

Bound for the wild

With their hoard

Raising the mainsail

They looked for the wind

The spray in their faces

Erasing their sins

And calling the gods

To keep storms far away

They were gone

Chorus:

And the Raven cut through

The shattering waves

The darkening skies

Would threaten the brave

But with her bow ever forwards

Her mast held up high

She ran

As she creaked and she groaned

Her sail was torn hard

The rocks loomed before her

Like devil wrought towers

But her wooden heart beat

To the song of the storm

And she ran

Their boat was The Raven

And strong was she built

Out of oak

They trusted no other

To battle the seas’

Cruellest joke

But they gambled too much

And they left far too soon

And plunged were they then

In the darkening gloom

And the gods laughed just once

As they raised up the

Blackest of storms

Chorus

Joe’s tired face was all

Wrinkled and worn

From his years

He heart always knew that

His fate would be in

Salty tears

He looked to his comrades

Said, "This is the night

When we sail one last time

To awake with the light

Pray to your gods

And hold onto your hope

As we die"

But the boat felt his fear

And took pity on those

At her oars

And looked at the rocks

And knew there was only

One course

And lifting her heart

To the beckoning sky

This was the night

The Raven would fly

And she raised to the heavens

Her immortal bow

And she ran

Chorus

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(© 2008)

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On the ship they sing as they see it.

Next time they see it, I am sure they will sing about it!

When they next come down into the harbour as Small Bears, I will be sure to get them to sing some more!

(Thanks Pendragon!)

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Oh wow :o

Basically awesome, how did you do come up with this?

(SOMEONE wants the boat code finished BADLY :D)

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Well,

'Twas one of those days in Wurm.

I was leaning by Needle's Barrel of Stuff, just by the Harbour Master's lodge oin the quay; you know, down at Small Bears.

Sol had risen fast that morning in her rush to climb over the mountain and her fingers caressed the clay on the headland, making little waves in the air.

I drew on the blade of grass I was chewing, the long habit of my pipe is still to leave me fully, and I fancied I saw a small but stoic craft, her sail set fast to the East, making her course into the seas beyond the The Bay of Bears.

It was all to easy so dream of what her life might be; trading here and there, most times legal, but sometimes on the edge, taking risks beyond her making but somehow always pulling through.

Then as I looked and dreamed. the vision changed. Her sails turned to wings, her bow to a proud beak, and the raven lifted off the horizon and flew into the dawning sky...

Kind I wrote herself after that. So I went back into the tavern and chewed on a fresh blade grass.

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I think this song is simply amazing, especially the deep poetic lyrics. I have had this song in my head all day :)

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All we need is a high-quality video of Wurm with this running in the background, and we have the ultimate Wurm Online trailer.

Very nice, looking forward to more  ;D ;D ;D

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Thanks every one - I should ask the fishermen for some more stories, I think!

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Thanks every one - I should ask the fishermen for some more stories, I think!

Please do that. You rock!  :D

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I got a gold star!!!

Thanks!

(Yes, all me)

Wow, very nice! You are really talented :o

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again, awsome guru

glad im in your village  ;D

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Necro bump here, but I just heard this song on wurm. I googled the lyrics and got to this page.

It's not my genre, but this was really good :)

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That was very entertaining and relaxing, though I have one thing to complain about: the song is far too easy to get stuck in one's head :P

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That was very entertaining and relaxing, though I have one thing to complain about: the song is far too easy to get stuck in one's head :P

Ah, another victim of my evil trick!

Glad you liked it :)

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Sounds alot like the story of my boat the Bearshark Rammer, but I ain't Joe and I just have to push my boat back in water.

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