Once you were all sea-folk and you sailed upon the seas You crossed the roaring ocean with the devil at your heels Your time has come again now, I'll tell you how this will unfold I wanna see the western ocean painted black and gold Welcome to the seaside It's been occupied Burrow to the bottom And behold! -The mother lode Of black and gold Yes, once you were all sea-wolves, proudest on the western seas These days you linger in the shade of taller trees But the devil has a weak spot for wounded and the poor For the hungry and the crafty and the wicked and the small Onward to the seaside It's been occupied Burrow to the bottom And behold! -The mother lode Of black and gold Keep that fire burning, keep a keen eye on the count The bounty of the ocean, astronomical amounts! You all know where it's coming from, you all know where it's going Yes, in the end I always had a cut of every coin Welcome to the seaside It's been occupied Burrow to the bottom And behold! -The mother lode Of black and gold You enjoy the seaside now Blindly occupied Burrow to the bottom And behold! -The mother lode Of black and gold