Our ship’s log reveals
We’ve been a full year at sea
And we’re a couple days reach from the Shetlands…
Our longboat rides low
As we weather this blow
With a hold full of gold for our kinsmen

It’s no Nordic mystery
Should these wild waves take me…
There’s only one place
Where a warrior
Can sleep peacefully…

Valhalla,
Take me, Valhalla…
If my end happens here
I can pass without fear
To Valhalla…

Foul weather’s our fate
Since we lost our first mate
To a rogue wave
Just North of the Orkneys
My whole body’s sore
As I feather these oars
And a sea full of white caps surrounds me…

By the light of the North Star
We’ve travelled so far
That the seagull’s sad song
Excites me like a lover…
A long lost lover…

Valhalla,
Take me Valhalla…
If my end happens here
I can pass without fear
To Valhalla…

Valhalla,
Valhalla…
If my end must be
Let my soul rest free
In Valhalla…
Valhalla…