Down in the Bay
Mystery of Elijah's Deep Journey: Down in the Bay
Lyrics
There once was a poor man who lived in the town
Introduction of a poor man living in the town.
He took to the river and it dragged him down
He went to the river, and something pulled him underwater.
Ever a mystery till this fine day
There is still a mystery surrounding the event.
Why old Elijah washed up the bay
Questioning why Elijah's body ended up in the bay.
Down and round and down in the bay
Repetition of the idea that something happened in the bay.
Come back Elijah, come back to stay
Calling for Elijah to come back and stay.
Some say he followed a fair siren's call
Some suggest he followed a tempting siren's call.
Others were sayin’ he followed his oar
Others believe he followed his oar, possibly referencing his boat.
Down to the bottom of this estuary
Speculating about Elijah's descent to the bottom of the estuary.
Whatever Elijah we never did see
No one witnessed what happened to Elijah.
Down and round and down in the bay
Reiteration of the mysterious event in the bay.
Come back Elijah, come back to stay
Repeating the plea for Elijah to come back.
The next day his young lad a sailor so fine
Elijah's son, a sailor, took his boat out the next day.
Took out his gig for the very last time
It was his final journey searching for his missing father.
In search of his daddy who never came home
His father never returned, and he imagines him at the bottom of Sugary Cove.
For he sat at the bottom out Sugary cove
Reference to Elijah's location at the bottom of the cove.
Down and round and down in the bay
Repetition of the idea of something happening in the bay.
Come back Elijah, come back to stay
Reiterating the plea for Elijah's return.
He looked for him east and looked for him west
The son searched east and west for his father.
He looked for him like it twas his last breath
He searched fervently, as if it was his last breath.
He never gave up till he knew all was lost
He didn't give up until he accepted that his father was lost.
In his salt sodden overcoat covered in frost
Describing the son wearing a salt-sodden overcoat covered in frost.
For some while the body had never been found
Confirmation that Elijah's body had not been found for some time.
And some for were sure he could not've drowned
Some were convinced he couldn't have drowned.
Twas the talk of the town for ever a while
The town talked about the mysterious disappearance for a while.
Till he washed up on Chesil over two score a mile
Elijah's body eventually washed up on Chesil, more than forty miles away.
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