May 21st I'll always recall
The whole thing was still and quiet and beautiful
You were just about to be born
I praid they would get me home

Bless our ship our ocean home
Bless the ship on which we roam

So the light of dawn came it was wonderful
The sky, the smell of herbs
Coming from the shore
They arrived, they circled round and fired
The bomb landed right on the stern

Bless our ship our ocean home
Bénissez notre navire notre maison sur l'océan
Bless the ship on which we roam
Bénissez le vaisseau sur lequel nous errons

The ship turned over upside down
Some of us got tangled and were drowned
I was crystal clear in my mind
A very bright light and the ones I loved

Bless the ones we leave behind
I just found myself crying

Another of our boats arrived to pick us all
The whole of the sea covered in oil
Then the captain had to decide
To risk the ship or to leave some aside

Bless the ones we leave behind
I just found myself crying
Bless our ship our ocean home
Bless the ship on which we roam

You were just about to be born
I praid they would get me home
You were just about to be born
I praid they would get me home