Ale on Shields

[Verse 1] We came in wet from the gray-black sea Salt on our beards, blood on our sleeves England’s shore left smoke in the air Now we got gold and we don’t care The benches shake when we hit the floor Boots on the planks, want one round more Mugs in the fist, steel by the knee Tonight we toast what the waves gave me [Pre-Chorus] Fill it up, pour it high Raise that horn to the sky We earned this night We earned this fight [Chorus] Ale on shields, ale on shields We drank our spoils like iron feels Ale on shields, ale on shields No more war till the dawn reveals (ale on shields) (ale on shields) [Verse 2] From the islands back to this timber hall We told our tales and we heard them all One man laughed with a broken tooth One man sang about broken roofs The maid set plates and the fire ran low I tapped the table, slow and slow If England comes, let England see We feast like kings with the sea at our feet [Pre-Chorus] Fill it up, pour it high Raise that horn to the sky We earned this night We earned this fight [Chorus] Ale on shields, ale on shields We drank our spoils like iron feels Ale on shields, ale on shields No more war till the dawn reveals (ale on shields) (ale on shields) [Bridge] [Half-time] Let the cold wind bite Let the oarlocks rest We were wolves by day Now we bless the best Tarnished mail, red cheeks, loud roar One more round, then one more From the salt to the smoke we go Till the next raid, let the whole hall know [Chorus] Ale on shields, ale on shields We drank our spoils like iron feels Ale on shields, ale on shields No more war till the dawn reveals (ale on shields) (ale on shields)