Voyaging To Vinland

(by Robert Calvert of Hawkwind)

WE set our sails and we hauled our oars
Heading for the god's alone know where
In the whales wake we left our shores
Heading for the god's know where
We steered the winds that Asgard sent
Heading for the god's alone know where
And the waves did rage without relent
Heading for the god's know where
So heave me heroes, heave and haul
Valhalla hails thee one and all.

Crash of salt crest foamed and flew
Heading for the god's alone know where
Hail and haw-frost hacked our crew
Heading for the god's know where
The albatrosses in the sky
Heading for the god's alone know where
Like Valkyries where the vanquished lie
Heading for the god's know where
So heave me heroes, heave and haul
Valhalla hails thee one and all.

No time to dream of your fond farms
Heading for the god's alone know where
Nor to dwell upon your ladies charms
Heading for the god's know where
The mighty Midgard serpent's tail
Heading for the god's alone know where
Did writhe and rise up like a flail
Heading for the god's know where
So heave me heroes, heave and haul
Valhalla hails thee one and all.

The seas turned black as boiling tar
Heading for the god's alone know where
And the shadow's shroud obscured our star
Heading for the god's know where
Then maggot mouths munched on our hull
Heading for the god's alone know where
As we drifted in this lurid lull
Heading for the god's know where
So heave me heroes, heave and haul
Valhalla hails thee one and all.

As if our destiny was planned
Heading for the god's alone know where
Eventually we sighted land
Heading for the god's know where
So heave me heroes, heave and haul
Valhalla hails thee one and all.