Pecked by the seagulls   Hanging from the gallows   Swinging in the breeze   Dripping something on the streets   I can see him from my window they can see him from the water   Just a victim of the press gang      I knew him when he was breathing   He was a good man, he was a young man   He was like you, he was like me   It could've been me   It could've been me      Twisting in the breeze    (cut him down, cut him down)   Left for the children on the streets   (cut him down, cut him down)   On the streets      He should have kept his mouth shut   He never shoulda left that ship   Don't go drinking down by the docks   You don't know if you'll wake up      I knew him when he was breathing   He was a good man, he was a young man   He was like you, he was like me   It could've been me   It could've been me      Twisting in the breeze    (cut him down, cut him down)   Left for the children on the streets   (cut him down, cut him down)   On the streets      Woke up on the water   No one ever asked him if he wanted to go   Didn't have many options   He was smart; he got out when he could   Shoulda stayed in the Pacific   Should have stayed in the Pacific   Could've had it good   Any island   Any island wouldn't do   Any island wouldn't do      I knew him when he was breathing   He was a good man, he was a young man   He was like you, he was like me   It could've been you   It should've been me      But it should've been the press gang   (cut him down, cut him down)   But it should've been the press gang   (cut him down, cut him down)   Cut him down, cut him down   Cut him down