Cold Like This

I've never known cold like this before,

I've never known cold like this

The winds will blow and the winds will roar

The gulls are frozen to the shore

Should I die in the Boston snow,

You can burn my body to escape the cold.

I beg for the fires of hell below

I've never known cold like this before,

I've never known cold like this

I've slogged in dear old Montreal

35 men lost to a squall

Should I hear the banshee sing

You can thaw my body by the turn of spring

Death would be such a beautiful thing

I've never known cold like this before,

I've never known cold like this

Your flowing blood will start to freeze

Your legs stop moving and you lock your knees

You freeze your lungs when you breathe it in

And the harbor hisses with the cruel north wind

Frostbite takes your sorry skin

You clench your jaw til your face goes numb

Cannot be saved by the strongest rum

Your chattering teeth will start to crack

Your lips turn blue and your feet turn black

They'll dig your grave when the leaves are back"