Thundering cannonfire is roaring through the air

They're fighting courageous, driven by despair

Deadly muzzle slash robs them of their pride

Grapuels claw the rail, vessels're side by side

Slavery, the pain of the sea

Slavery, inhumanity

Slavery, the pain of the sea

Slavery, inhumanity

Brutes are taking over to claim their living spoils

Cracking musketfire until every plank is foiled

Surrender's the only way to stop this deadly raid

Bloody, settered 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 as a legacy of the past

Punishment's long overdue to fight the fears it casts

Hard-boiled criminals, they're rotten to the core

Machinery in motion, s'long of 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