| We set the sails and hauled our oars | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| In the whale’s wake we left our shores | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| We steered the winds that Asgard sent | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| And the waves did rave without relent | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| So heave me heroes, heave and haul | 
| Valhalla hails thee, one and all | 
| Clash of salt-crests, foamed and flew | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| Hail and hoar-frost hacked our crew | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| The Albatrosses in the sky | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| Like Valkyries where the vanquished lie | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| So heave me heroes, heave and haul | 
| Valhalla hails thee, one and all | 
| No time to dream of your fond farms | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| Nor to dwell upon your lady’s charms | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| The mighty Midgard-serpent's tail | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| Did writhe, and rise up like a flail | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| So heave me heroes, heave and haul | 
| Valhalla hails thee, one and all | 
| The seas turned black as boiling tar | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| And shadow-shrouds obscured our star | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| Then maggot-mouths munched on our hull | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| As we drifted in this lurid lull | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| So heave me heroes, heave and haul | 
| Valhalla hails thee, one and all | 
| And as if this destiny was planned | 
| Heading for the gods alone know where | 
| Eventually we sighted a land | 
| Heading for the gods know where | 
| So heave me heroes, heave and haul | 
| Valhalla hails thee, one and all |