Oh Oh, come away from the day, here I stay
Living on the bottom of the sea. sea
Down metal snake corridors snake, corridors, steely grey gray
Engines hum for nobody but me. me

No sound comes from the sea above me
no messageNo messages crackles through the radio leads. leads
They'll never know, never, no, never no never,
How strange life in dark water can be. be
Oh Mariners,Oh, mariners spare a thought when you pass
Those who live the submarine life. life
Far in the deep, deep sonar eyes never sleep
Hiding like a shadow in the night. night

Jet planes nose through the clouds above me
They look for radar traces of me to see. see
They'll never know, never, no, never no never,
How strange life in dark water can be. be

Wonder what the stars look like coming
Coming out tonight
Tell my girl she must be strong
She sits and waits all night long
Just looking for a better day
She'll have to find another way to go

[Interlude]

No memory, tell me what's wrong with me
Why am I alone here with no rest? rest
And now the name of the ship's not the same
How long has it been Marie Celeste?

Now there's nobody from the crew left
Five hundred years supply of food just for me. me
They'll never know, never, no, never no never,
How strange life in dark water can be. be

They'll never know, never, no, never no never,
How strange life in dark water can be. be