Chorus: Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain Remember the gallant men who drowned On the lifeboat, Mona was her name The wind it blows and the sea roars up Beats the land with mighty waves At St.Andrew's Bay the lightship fought The sea until her moorings gave Chorus, The captain signalled to the shore 'We must have help or we'll go down' From Broughty Ferry at two a.m. They sent The Lifeboat Mona Chorus, Eight men formed that gallant crew They set their boat against the main The wind's so hard and the sea's so rough We'll never see land or home again Chorus, Three hours went by and the Mona called The winds blow hard and the seas run high In the morning on Carnusty Beach The Mona and her crew did lie Chorus, Five lay drowned in the kelp there Two were washed up on the shore Eight men died when the boat capsized And the eighth is lost forever more Chorus, Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain The men who leave the land behind And the men who never see land again Remember December fifty-nine The howling wind and the driving rain The men who leave the land behind And the men who never see land again