To their own shore came the world war 
Gleaves and the Ingham 
leading the Bury west 

Took the short way in 
the long route back convoy 92 
Bury Gleaves and Ingham leading 
tankers to the west 
and upon the north atlantic 
lies the silence of the seas 
on a quiet night in the darkest hour 
the kriegsmarine appear 

Above the surface it seems quiet and calm 
Deep down below the wolfpack lurks 

To their own shore came the world war 
Gleaves and the Ingham 
leading the Bury west 
in their own track came the wolfpack 
Gleaves led the convoy 
into the hornets nest 

At the crack of dawn the second day 
Bury stands in flames 
half the convoy sunk or disabled 
heading back to shore 
but below the north atlantic 
on the bottom of the sea 
on the second night in the darkest hour 
the kriegsmarine return 

The wolfpack surface for a second time 
to make the convoy face it’s fate 

To their own shore came the world war 
Gleaves and the Ingham 
leading the Bury west 
in their own track came the wolfpack 
Gleaves led the convoy 
into the hornets nest 

Under fire under water 
may 42 when 
Bury did fail the test 
to their own shore came the world war 
Gleaves and the Ingham 
leading them into death 

569 makes the contact and lead them 
U-94 scores a kill in the dark 
124 sinking 4 in 2 approaches 
406 suffers failure on launch