Thresher - Shovels & Rope

On a clear April day, 1963

I took a memorable ride

On a silver submarine

100+ men

John Wesley Harvey and me

All aboard the SSN-593

Goin' down

Goin' down

Goin' down, down, down, down

Harvey to base

«We're at 1,000 feet»

Jimmy’s doin' real good

I think he’s getting the hang of this thing

Then the rattle of pipes

Then the hiss of the steam

I was the man of the hour

'Till those alarm bells started to ring

Goin' down

Goin' down

Goin' down, down, down, down

Oh, thresher

We can’t take no more

Slow pirouette into the arms

Of the ocean floor

Wonder and fear

Unending black sea

Held everyone’s gaze

In a quiet humility

Mother ocean we are

At the mercy of thee

Like children in uniform

Balancing on your knee