You take my bones and build a house of your own You take my bones and build a house of your own You take my bones and build a house of your own You take my bones and build a house of your own I'll build you a body from this beach With driftwood for bones And shells for teeth I'll build you a body from this shore With flotsam for flesh Jetsam for jaw Mussels for muscles Oysters for eye Seaweed for sinew You take my bones and build a house of your own You take my bones and build a house of your own You take my bones and build a house of your own You take my bones and build a house of your own The sea, the sea flows for me. The sea, the sea flows for me. The sea, the sea flows for me. The sea, the sea flows for me. The sea, the sea flows for me. The sea, the sea flows for me. The sea, the sea flows for me. There are serpents lurking in it's deep.