Thundering cannon fire
Is roaring through the air
Fighting courageous
Driven by despair

Deadly muzzle flash
Robs them of their pride
Grapuels claw the rail
Vessels side by side

Slavery, the pain of the sea
Slavery, inhumanity

Brutes are taking over
To claim their living spoils
Cracking musketfire
Until every plank is soiled

Surrender's the only way
To stop this deadly raid
Bloody, fettered wrists
Slavery's their fate

Slavery, the pain of the sea
Slavery, inhumanity
Slavery, the pain of the sea
Slavery, inhumanity
Slave trade still exists
It's a legacy of the past
Punishment's long overdue
To fight the scars it casts

Hard-boiled criminals
They are rotten to the core
Machinery in motion
So long as money is the law

Slavery, the pain of the sea
Slavery, inhumanity
Slavery, the pain of the sea
Slavery, inhumanity
Slavery, the pain of the sea
Slavery, inhumanity