THE SOUTHERN RUN

A working shanty of the Brindala merchant fleet Call and response · For hauling, for rowing, for any work that needs a rhythm

VERSE 1

(Lead) Who knows the wind before it turns?

(Crew) Hearthsrest crew! Hearthsrest crew!

(Lead) Who reads the swell before it churns?

(Crew) Hearthsrest crew! Hearthsrest crew!

(Lead) Who ran the southern crossing first? Who found the route and slaked its thirst?

(Crew) Hearthsrest crew! Hearthsrest crew!

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CHORUS

(All) Haul away, haul away Down to Neb-Khet bay The wind is ours, the route is ours We know the only way

Haul away, haul away Romans tried it once they say They tried it once, they won't try twice We hauled them home that day

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VERSE 2

(Lead) Who knows where the current bends?

(Crew) Brindala born! Brindala born!

(Lead) Where the deep water starts and ends?

(Crew) Brindala born! Brindala born!

(Lead) The giants sail the frozen north The orcs don't sail at all of course

(Crew) Brindala born! Brindala born!

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CHORUS

(All) Haul away, haul away Down to Neb-Khet bay The wind is ours, the route is ours We know the only way

Haul away, haul away Romans tried it once they say They tried it once, they won't try twice We hauled them home that day

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VERSE 3

(Lead) What's waiting at the southern dock?

(Crew) Gold and spice! Gold and spice!

(Lead) What opens every tabaxi lock?

(Crew) Gold and spice! Gold and spice!

(Lead) Seket knows us by our flag She counts our hulls before we drag

(Crew) Gold and spice! Gold and spice!

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BRIDGE (Slower, almost spoken, lead voice alone)

The elves don't sail. The dwarves don't sail. The centaurs looked at the water once and walked away.

We sail. We always sail. We'll sail the day the thirteenth rift decides to come what may.

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FINAL CHORUS

(All, faster, louder) Haul away, haul away Down to Neb-Khet bay The wind is ours, the route is ours We know the only way

Haul away, haul away When others will not say We'll find the route, we'll run the risk We'll haul your gold away