KING SOLOMON'S MARINERS
Yes, they were an extraordinarily fierce company Sailors they were, each and every one Tyre and Kush were known to them, and so were Ashdod and India The Eylot, Kafotr and Tarshish seas
They knew their way with an oar as well as with a pint When in need they could wield a dagger too They bore a large earring on their lobe And a crimson miter on their head
And facing the distant unfolding horizons So they would sing aloud together: Etzion Gever, Etzion Gaver, Etzion Gaver, Sea of Eylot Traversed by the boats of the seas And by enormous ships But wider than the ocean is a man's heart Who could cross it with no oar? A maiden of Etzion Gaver Etzion Gaver, Sea of Eylot
This they chanted later in mournful voices Long is the path to Tarshish Later at the sound of command with team spirit The duties were being done by all
Until they heard the order "Charge" ... then Like a storm they would breach the enemy lines And the ship's hull nearly cracked At their shouts "Long live King Solomon" and "Hooray to the fleet"
And as they passed like gale and storm So they would raise their voices together: Etzion Gever, Etzion Gaver, Etzion Gaver, Sea of Eylot May the plague be upon us If we shall retreat or withdraw Today the victor will be known And his doings will be told To a maiden of Etzion Gaver Etzion Gaver, Sea of Eylot
And as their vessel returns, sailing across the open seas It carries the treasures of every land and isle It is packed with corrals and gold and perfumes Ivories and monkeys and parrots
And it rows foreword, scented with Moore and wonder Scarred of tempests and the wrath of battles And it knows: King Solomon's mariners Are more marvelous than corrals or gold
The winds, and a blue harbor sing Everyone and everything sing aloud as one
Etzion Gever, Etzion Gaver, Etzion Gaver, Sea of Eylot Traversed by the boats of the seas And by enormous ships But wider than the ocean is a man's heart Who could cross it with no oar? A maiden of Etzion Gaver Etzion Gaver, Sea of Eylot
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