Hie Thee (a raider's chant)

Hie unto the hoary sea
Hie unto the hoary sea
To strike upon the unwatched lee
And fill your heart's most deadly need

Hie unto the dragon head
Hie unto the dragon head
If you would strike your foeman dead
And feast upon his mead and bread

Hie unto the salt-washed oar
Hie unto the salt-washed oar
Months we sail to rove the shores
For gold and gems and bright steel, more

Hie unto the blackened sail
Hie unto the blackened sail
And bring to bear your axe-hurled gale
And sow behind the widow's wail

Hie unto an unmourned grave
Hie unto an unmourned grave
The debt of all who would waylay
Is thus in dust and bone well paid