Signs Of Life Lyrics - Clannad

At length did cross an albatross 

Through the fog it came 

As if it had been a Christian soul 

We hailed it in God's name 

It ate the food it ne'er had eat 

And 'round and 'round it flew 

The ice did split with a thunder fit 

The helmsman steered us through 

And a good south wind sprang up behind 

The albatross did follow 

And everyday for food or play 

Came to the mariners' hollow