We were headed home from the port of Tapen
Hadn't had a clue what stood in our way
The wind was good and the skies were clear
Couldn't see a thing that we should fear

The clouds rolled in when snapped the sails (snapped the sails)
Capitan says boys we're headed for a gale (headed for a gale)
So we backed down rigging Belfast train (Belfast train)
And the bolster howl through the driving rain

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side

The thunder roared and the lightning flashed (lightning flashed)
The ocean rolled and the cold waves crashed (cold waves crashed)
We pointed the nose right towards a squall (towards a squall)
And over and haul we heard the bolster's call

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side

Then it all stopped just as it began (as it began)
And a cheer went up from each boy and man (each boy and man)
The capitan says no, this is just the eye (just the eye)
And there's much worse coming on the other side

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side

Just as he said it rolled back and again (back and again)
We were battling in the rain and the hail and wind (and the hail and wind)
We knew the ship couldn't take much more (take much more)
And once again we heard the bolster's roar

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side

All crew that day the storm raged on (the storm raged on)
And we paddled back to the next dawn (back to the next dawn)
When we saw the Sun we knew we were clear (knew we were clear)
And we all hope never again to hear

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side

There's a storm
Blowing side to side
There's a storm
Six miles wide
There's a storm
No place to hide
We're gonna ride it out to the other side
We're gonna ride it out to the other side
We're gonna ride it out to the other side