Asleep in the Deep (song)


"Asleep in the Deep" is a song written by Arthur J. Lamb and composed by Henry W. Petrie in 1897. It is titled after a refrain at the end of the song. The phrase "asleep in the deep" refers to those who have drowned. The lyrics alludes to those who have met such a fate, while at sea.

In popular culture

A German version of the song was composed on verses of Martell, under the title "Des Seemanns Los".
It features in Buster Keaton's film The Navigator.
An excerpt of the lyrics is sung by Goofy in the 1937 American animated short film Clock Cleaners produced by Walt Disney. As Goofy is washing the bell of the clocktower, he repeatedly sings "Loudly the bell in the old tower rings". Another example is from the 1937 short film, Mickey's Amateurs, in which through the introductory credits Pete's voice sings the same excerpt before the scene opens on the ring of the gong, signifying rejection, though Pete persistently repeats the excerpt while the mechanical hands pull him off the stage.
Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs.
The song is featured in the Little Golden Books title "The Little Boy with a Big Horn" by Jack Bechdolt.
The song is widely used as a running cameo in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, usually with the excerpt "Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware".