We sailed out of Chesapeake Bay And back again Derailed when the clouds went from grey To black again So buckle up and batten down And carry what you can Stay with me until we see the shore Oh water, keep me floating Don't me drown this time Oh water, keep me floating Just don't let me down We're gone, the decisions are all Last minute now Headlong over some waterfall We're in it now And everything is happening, and happening again The waves are getting higher than my head Oh water, keep me floating Don't me drown this time Oh water, keep me floating Just don't let me down There were tales they didn't seem the care about That were just ignored 8-foot swells, they climbed and fell Swept me overboard Oh water, keep me floating Don't me drown this time Oh water, keep me floating Just don't let me down