Right, enough of the folksy stuff, time to get metal. Or at least, what used to be metal, back when metal was, well, metal. To that end, I give you Iron Maiden: “Old English Geezers interpreting even older English geezer’s epic poetry about spooky maritime stuff”. Given the length of said poem/track, I’ve skipped to the becalmed part (which I like best); if you want to see the first half, it’s here
I’ve always been partial to Richard Burton’s reading of Rime of the Ancient Mariner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGH4p4z4s5A