We sailed the North Sea up and down Spreading norman piracy Searching for conquest and for loot Reached the Mediterranean sea Reckless and daring vikings Pirates of northern lands Searching for gold and treasures Wild men of war Side by side - by means of hard axe blows One by one - they fell to the ground Side by side - with swords strokes and arrows One by one - to die suffering were they bound Founding reigns in Irish lands Up the Seine we took Paris The wrath of Odin did we bring Burning towns from France to Greece By drakkars crossed the oceans Boarding warships and boats Inland we raped and plundered Thirsty for blood Side by side - with power of Norsemen One by one - their ships did we burn Side by side - we sailed up the rivers One by one - destroying the towns we found