1. When the sailor climbed the ship with purpose
The raven cried, its tears overflowing:

2. "O you who travel the seas, leaving me behind!
With you go patience and spirit both.

3. I wandered only in the oceans of my tears
My breath and this boat - from me they flee.

4. And so I cry as her storm swells high,
As my friends board the ship as did Noah."