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Royal Galley Lyrics
By the rail he stands
on black waves he rides
The tomorrow belongs to him
and the queen by his side
Do not fear the storm
master the oaken galley
and be brave at heart
for your king and country
Turn the prow towards the storm
for it's too late to turn back
Royal galley under the sky
Ooooh ooooh
Breaking waves oh, so high
Ooooh ooooh
The ship is swaying
great white sails are torn
"Work harder faithful crew,
or you'll do nothing more."
The firm hand of doom
makes the ship heal.
Rocking out of control
bending up its keel
The impsing galley twists and turns
struggling in the wild waves
Royal galley sailing no more
Ooooh ooooh
The ship is doomed forevermore
Ooooh ooooh
Panic and agony hands in the cold air
as weÄre heading towards our destiny
The figurehead is going down towards the black end
never to be seen again crossing the seven seas
Clashing waves are our tragic requiem
since the maidenvoyage was the last to be
The golden flagship of the fleet
is heading for its deepest grave
Royal galley lost at sea
Ooooh ooooh
Down in the deep, resint in peace
Ooooh ooooh
on black waves he rides
The tomorrow belongs to him
and the queen by his side
Do not fear the storm
master the oaken galley
and be brave at heart
for your king and country
for it's too late to turn back
Ooooh ooooh
Breaking waves oh, so high
Ooooh ooooh
great white sails are torn
"Work harder faithful crew,
or you'll do nothing more."
The firm hand of doom
makes the ship heal.
Rocking out of control
The impsing galley twists and turns
struggling in the wild waves
Ooooh ooooh
The ship is doomed forevermore
Ooooh ooooh
as weÄre heading towards our destiny
The figurehead is going down towards the black end
never to be seen again crossing the seven seas
Clashing waves are our tragic requiem
since the maidenvoyage was the last to be
is heading for its deepest grave
Ooooh ooooh
Down in the deep, resint in peace
Ooooh ooooh
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I both am and am not surprised no one else has commented on this song yet. I was just reading about the Vasa, a galley built under order of the Swedish king back in the mid-1600's, and it occurred to me that it is most likely what this song is about.
The lines/phrases that mainly lead me to my conclusion are "oaken galley" (Vasa was built from tons of laminated oak), "For your king and country" (it was built by direct order of the Swedish king and intended to be the flagship of the Swedish fleet), "Since the maiden voyage was the last to be" (Due to a design oversight, Vasa sank on its maiden voyage as soon as it had to deal with wind/waves. The 64 cannons' portholes were too close to the waterline and so as soon as the wind tilted it in the open ocean, the water was free to rush through said portholes and flood the lower decks), and of course, " The golden flagship of the fleet" (see aforementioned 'by direct order of the Swedish king).
I both am and am not surprised no one else has commented on this song yet. I was just reading about the Vasa, a galley built under order of the Swedish king back in the mid-1600's, and it occurred to me that it is most likely what this song is about.
The lines/phrases that mainly lead me to my conclusion are "oaken galley" (Vasa was built from tons of laminated oak), "For your king and country" (it was built by direct order of the Swedish king and intended to be the flagship of the Swedish fleet), "Since the maiden voyage was the last to be" (Due to a design oversight, Vasa sank on its maiden voyage as soon as it had to deal with wind/waves. The 64 cannons' portholes were too close to the waterline and so as soon as the wind tilted it in the open ocean, the water was free to rush through said portholes and flood the lower decks), and of course, " The golden flagship of the fleet" (see aforementioned 'by direct order of the Swedish king).