A Mile Straight Down

The Captain called the crew said the ships begun to bleed And the Lookout says there's no land as far as the eye can see We went from being sailin' men, to being full time bailin' men 'N the water just keeps rising and it's almost to my knees How close are we to land? - A mile straight down We're soon to feel the sand, but it's a mile straight down We're surely going to drown if we don't get to solid ground We're just a mile from land but it's a mile straight down The water's damn near at my waist it seems our work's amiss The Captain's said Keep Bailing! and the ship's begun to list Our hopes are heav'ly weighing, men and turned us into praying men Each minute we inch closer into the deep abyss How close are we to land? - A mile straight down We're soon to feel the sand, but it's a mile straight down We're surely going to drown if we don't get to solid ground We're just a mile from land but it's a mile straight down The ship's now sinking quickly the ocean's reached the deck And if I stood upon the bow the water'd be at my neck The good ship's bell is sounding men, we're turning into drowning men It won't be long until we're on an underwater wreck How close are we to land? - A mile straight down We're soon to feel the sand, but it's a mile straight down We're surely going to drown if we don't get to solid ground We're just a mile from land but it's a mile straight down