Nine fathom deep he had followed us
From the land of mist and snow.
from Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Rime Of The Ancient Mariner on Rap Genius
Meaning
A fathom is a unit of length equal to six feet.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fathom
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