One night I heard a sound
It fell on where we lay
With creaking sounds of timber
Our mast it broke away
A shudder and a shake
We thought we'd meet the end
Our heavy beaten vessel
It was struck upon again
The great iron screw
The heart of me and you
With all our might we pull the tide
To bind the chosen few
The great iron screw
The heart of me and you
With all our might we pull the tide
To bind the chosen few
Listening through the wind
Came Bradford spoke his mind
Keep on course facing north
And ride a moonlit tide
Jones the captain bold
He blew his whistle loud
Fix and fashion tie and tack
We lash it triples down
The great iron screw
The heart of me and you
With all our might we pull the tide
To bind the chosen few
The great iron screw
The heart of me and you
With all our might we pull the tide
To bind the chosen few
Upon the deck they climbed
Fast and firm and straight
Hands all cracked and bleeding
Tears all down each face
Working eye to eye
With a rush to redesign
One last haul the ship was whole
With a chance to sail alive
The great iron screw
The heart of me and you
With all our might we pull the tide
To bind the chosen few
The great iron screw
The heart of me and you
With all our might we pull the tide
To bind the chosen few