Runes and ravens, portents dark
not since Noah built the ark
have sailors yearned to see the spark
the stars that lead to Vinland
forth into the blow and blast
strove those brave souls of the past
they steered a course for Vinland

with sword and spear and axes bright
our heroes sailed thru fridged nights
past floating ice 'neath northern lights
Brave heroes sailed for Vinland
they left hearth and cot and wife behind
from northern isle and distand Rhine
they left their homes for Vinland

First they came to Greenland's shore
re-checked their maps and sailor lore
the Greenland folk, they were no more
thus came the doom of Vinland
they trapped the wild and scattered kine
then moving on, looked not behind
the heroes sailed for Vinland