ancient Mariners revenge song
The Mariner's Revenge Song Learn more This article does not cite any sources . " The Mariner's Revenge Song " is a song in the form of a nautical ballad by The Decemberists from their 2005 album Picaresque . "The Mariner's Revenge Song" Song by The Decemberists from the album Picaresque Released March 22, 2005 ( US ) Recorded August 2004–September 2004 Genre Progressive folk , indie rock , folk rock Length 8 : 45 Label Kill Rock Stars Songwriter(s) Colin Meloy Producer(s) The Decemberists , Christopher Walla Plot summary Edit The story begins as the narrator, one of two survivors stranded in the belly of a whale, explains to his companion how their lives were interwoven. The narrator details how, when he was three, his widowed mother was charmed by and took in a man — then an eighteen-year-old " rake and... roustabout " — charming at first but later revealed as a gambler and womanizer. The rake then disappeared, leaving the nar